Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 3954
DISABLED PERSONS
TRANSPORT
The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Gatwick Express Class 460 Vehicles) Exemption (Amendment) Order 2001
Made
10th December 2001
Laid before Parliament
11th December 2001
Coming into force
1st January 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 47 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995( 1 ) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee and such other persons as he considered appropriate in accordance with section 47(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:—
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Gatwick Express Class 460 Vehicles) Exemption (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st January 2002.
Amendment
2.The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Gatwick Express Class 460 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001( 2 ) (“the principal Order”) shall be amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4.
3. After article 4(2) of the principal Order there shall be inserted—
“ (2A) The exemption given by paragraph (2)(a) above in relation to regulation 4(2) is given on the condition that the operator provides, so far as is practicable, a person who is available on the platform to assist a blind or partially sighted person. ” .
4. In article 5(1) of the principal Order for “31st December 2001” there shall be substituted “28th April 2011”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Sally Keeble
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
10th December 2001
S.I. 2001/847 .