{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-accessibility-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2015/396",
  "legislation_title": "The Taxi Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-accessibility-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“boarding lift” means a lift fitted to a regulated taxi for the purpose of allowing wheelchair users to board and alight from the vehicle;\n“boarding ramp” means a ramp fitted to a regulated taxi for the purpose of allowing wheelchair users to board and alight from the vehicle;\n“contrast” means a contrast in the amount of light which is reflected by the surfaces of the parts of a regulated taxi or its equipment which is required by these Regulations to contrast;\n“entrance” means any aperture or space provided to enable passengers to board the vehicle;\n“exit” means any aperture or space provided to enable passengers to alight from the vehicle;\n“intercom system” means an electronic communication system allowing passengers to communicate with the driver as required;\n“induction loop system” means an audio-frequency induction loop;\n“kg” means kilogram(s);\n“mm” means millimetre(s);\n“passenger compartment” means the area of the vehicle that is separated from the driver’s seat by a fixed partition;\n“portable ramp” means a ramp which is carried on a regulated taxi for the purpose of allowing wheelchair users to board and alight from the vehicle;\n“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;\n“wheelchair restraint system” means a system which is designed to keep a wheelchair restrained within the wheelchair space;\n“wheelchair space” means a space for a wheelchair with which a regulated taxi is fitted in accordance with paragraph 2;\n“wheelchair user” means a disabled person using a wheelchair; and\n“wheelchair user restraint system” means a system which is designed to keep a wheelchair user restrained in the wheelchair.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/396/schedule/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:59:28.437635+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}