{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-accessibility-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-accessibility-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule/paragraph-8.json",
  "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/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Handholds and handrails",
  "text": "(1) Where an entrance or exit to a regulated taxi is fitted with a step in accordance with paragraph 6(1) the vehicle shall have at least one handhold or handrail fitted at that entrance or exit.\n(2) The handholds or handrails shall—\n(a) have a slip resistant surface;\n(b) be capable of being easily and firmly gripped by a passenger; and\n(c) contrast with the parts of the vehicle adjacent to the handhold or handrail.",
  "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/8",
    "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."
}