{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/393",
  "legislation_title": "The Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "schedule/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Wheelchair Facilities – Class B Licensed Taxis",
  "text": "Wheelchair facilities\nSpecification\nSpace for a wheelchair\n(a) 1200 millimetres measured in longitudinal plane of the vehicle;\n(b) 700 millimetres measured in the transverse plane of the vehicle; and\n(c) 1200 millimetres measured vertically from any part of the floor of the wheelchair space.\nWheelchair anchorage points\n(a) designed to hold a wheelchair securely in place;\n(b) either attached to the chassis or to the floor of the taxi;\n(c) if attached to the floor, shall be fixed to a galvanised plate at least 3 millimetres in gauge of minimum dimensions 200 millimetres by 200 millimetres which must be attached beneath the floor;\n(d) provide for the safe storage of a wheelchair when not in use, whether folded or otherwise, if carried within the passengers' compartment; and\n(e) so designed that they do not cause a foreseeable danger to other passengers\nRestraints for a wheelchair and its occupant\n(a) independent of each other;\n(b) so designed that they do not cause a foreseeable danger to other passengers; and\n(c) where the taxi is not an approved M1 vehicle with an integral partition-based restraint system be fitted with—\n(i) a 4 point tie down system for the wheelchair and a 3 point tie down system for the wheelchair occupant; or\n(ii) a restraint system that offers an equivalent level of occupant protection for a wheelchair user, as determined by the vehicle examiner.\nBoarding ramp, portable ramp or boarding lift\n(a) fitted with an adequate device to ensure that it does not slip or tilt when in use; and\n(b) capable of being stowed safely when not in use.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/393/schedule/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:59:30.778233+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."
}