Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 2990

DISABLED PERSONS

TRANSPORT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxis) (Carrying of Guide Dogs etc. ) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 _cross-notes

Made

8th November 2000

Laid Before Parliament

8th November 2000

Coming into force

for the purposes of regulation 2(1)

1st December 2000

For all other purposes

31st March 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 37(8)(b) and (9) and 67(2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995( 1 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent _I1

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxis)(Carrying of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of regulation 2(1) on 1st December 2000; and

(b) for all other purposes on 31st March 2001.

[^F1 (2) In these Regulations “the 2010 Act” means the Equality Act 2010 . ^F1]

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Notices of exemption _I2_,_I3

2. —(1) The prescribed notice of exemption for the purposes of [^F2 section 169(4)(b) of the 2010 Act ^F2] shall be—

(a) in the case of a driver of a taxi to whom the [^F3 exemption certificate ^F3] has been issued by a licensing authority in England, the notice set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(b) in the case of a driver of a taxi to whom the [^F4 exemption certificate ^F4] has been issued by a licensing authority in Wales, the notice set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

[^F5 (2) The prescribed manner of exhibiting a notice of exemption for the purposes of [^F6 section 169(4)(b) of the 2010 Act ^F6] shall be—

(a) by displaying it—

(i) on the nearside of and immediately behind the windscreen of the taxi facing outwards; and

(ii) in a manner that readily permits its removal;

(b) so that—

(i) its front is clearly visible from the outside of the taxi; and

(ii) its back is clearly visible from the driver’s seat of the taxi. ^F5]

[^F7 Prescribed charities

3. Each of the following is a prescribed charity for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “assistance dog” in section 173(1) of the 2010 Act (so far as that definition applies for the purposes of section 168 of that Act )—

(a) “Dogs for the Disabled” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 1092960;

(b) “Support Dogs” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 1017237; and

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Keith Hill

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Regulation 2(1)(a)

SCHEDULE 1

FORM OF FRONT OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN ENGLAND _I4

FORM OF BACK OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN ENGLAND _I5

Regulation 2(1)(b)

SCHEDULE 2

FORM OF FRONT OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN WALES _I6

FORM OF BACK OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN WALES _I7

( 1 )

1995 c. 50 .

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
italics	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)
gry bckgrd	the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

in force

Provision is in force

in force*

In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)

not in force

Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)

italics

Defined term

_dfn

Defined term (alternative style)

gry bckgrd

the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

footnote	commentary	related provisions	insert/omit
C1	Regulations continued under new enabling powers in 2010 c. 15 (1.10.2010 immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2010/2779) by The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2317) , arts. 1(2) , 21 , Sch. 7
F1	Reg. 1(2) substituted (1.10.2010 immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2010/2779) by The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2317) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 8 para. 2(2) (with Sch. 8 para. 2(10)-(12) )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
F2	Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.10.2010 immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2010/2779) by The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2317) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 8 para. 2(3) (with Sch. 8 para. 2(10)-(12) )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
F3	Words in reg. 2(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2010 immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2010/2779) by The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2317) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 8 para. 2(4) (with Sch. 8 para. 2(10)-(12) )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
F4	Words in reg. 2(1)(b) substituted (1.10.2010 immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2010/2779) by The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2317) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 8 para. 2(5) (with Sch. 8 para. 2(10)-(12) )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
F5	Reg. 2(2) substituted (17.7.2006) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxis)(Carrying of Guide Dogs etc.)(England and Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1616) , regs. 1 , 2(2)		substituted
F6	Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (1.10.2010 immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2010/2779) by The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2317) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 8 para. 2(6) (with Sch. 8 para. 2(10)-(12) )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
F7	Reg. 3 substituted (1.10.2010 immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2010/2779) by The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2317) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 8 para. 2(7) (with Sch. 8 para. 2(10)-(12) )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
F8	Sch. 1: the words “SECTION 169 EQUALITY ACT 2010” are substituted for “SECTION 37 DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995” (1.10.2010 immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2010/2779) by The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2317) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 8 para. 2(8) (with Sch. 8 para. 2(10)-(12) )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
F9	Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (including form) substituted (17.7.2006) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxis)(Carrying of Guide Dogs etc.)(England and Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1616) , reg. 1 , Sch. 1		substituted
F10	Sch. 2: the words “ADRAN 169 DEDDF CYDRADDOLDEB 2010” are substituted for “ADRAN 37 DEDDF GWAHANIAETHU AR SAIL ANABLEDD 1995” (1.10.2010 immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2010/2779) by The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2317) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 8 para. 2(9)(a) (with Sch. 8 para. 2(10)-(12) )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
F11	Sch. 2: the words “SECTION 169 EQUALITY ACT 2010” are substituted for “SECTION 37 DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995” (1.10.2010 immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2010/2779) by The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2317) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 8 para. 2(9)(b) (with Sch. 8 para. 2(10)-(12) )	this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	substituted
F12	Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (including form) substituted (17.7.2006) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxis)(Carrying of Guide Dogs etc.)(England and Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1616) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2		substituted
I1	Reg. 1 in force at 31.3.2001, see reg. 1(1)(b)
I2	Reg. 2(1) in force at 1.12.2000, see reg. 1(1)(a)
I3	Reg. 2(2) in force at 31.3.2001, see reg. 1(1)(b)
I4	Sch. 1 Pt. 1 in force at 1.12.2000, see reg. 1(1)(a)
I5	Sch. 1 Pt. 2 in force at 1.12.2000, see reg. 1(1)(a)
I6	Sch. 2 Pt. 1 in force at 1.12.2000, see reg. 1(1)(a)
I7	Sch. 2 Pt. 2 in force at 1.12.2000, see reg. 1(1)(a)

Defined Term	Section/Article	ID	Scope of Application
assistance dog	reg. 3.	def_c7933ccd85
the 2010 Act	reg. 1.	def_1011cdcff8

2000 No. 2990

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxis) (Carrying of Guide Dogs etc. ) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 cross-notes

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent I1

Notices of exemption I2,I3

[F7 Prescribed charities

SCHEDULE 1

FORM OF FRONT OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN ENGLAND I4

FORM OF BACK OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN ENGLAND I5