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Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 3122

DISABLED PERSONS

TRANSPORT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc. ) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003

Made

3rd December 2003

Laid before Parliament

9th December 2003

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 37A(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

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force as follows—

(a) regulation 2(1) on 31st December 2003; and

(b) all other provisions on 31st March 2004.

(2) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Equality Act 2010 .

(3) These Regulations apply to England and Wales.

Notices of exemption

2. —(1) The prescribed notice of exemption for the purposes of section 171(4)(b) of the Act shall be a notice duly completed in accordance with the certificate of exemption, which shall be—

(a) in the case of a driver of a private hire vehicle to whom the exemption certificate 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 private hire vehicle to whom the exemption certificate has been issued by a licensing authority in Wales, the notice set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(2) The prescribed manner of exhibiting a notice of exemption for the purposes of section 171(4)(b) of the Act shall be—

(a) by displaying it—

(i) on the nearside of and immediately behind the windscreen of the private hire vehicle 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 private hire vehicle; and

(ii) its back is clearly visible from the driver’s seat of the private hire vehicle.

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 Act (so far as that definition applies for the purposes of section 170 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

(c) “Canine Partners for Independence” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 803680.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Tony McNulty

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

Regulation 2(1)(a)

SCHEDULE 1

1. FORM OF FRONT OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN ENGLAND

2. FORM OF BACK OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN ENGLAND

Regulation 2(1)(b)

SCHEDULE 2

1. FORM OF FRONT OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN WALES

2. FORM OF BACK OF NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN WALES

( 1 )

1995 c. 50 . Section 37A was inserted by the Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) Act 2002 (c. 37) .

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003.
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogsetc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 (2003/3122)

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C1Regulations 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
F1Words in 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. 3(2) (with Sch. 8 para. 3(10)-(12) )this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F2Words 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. 3(3) (with Sch. 8 para. 3(10)-(12) )this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F3Words 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. 3(4) (with Sch. 8 para. 3(10)-(12) )this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F4Words 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. 3(5) (with Sch. 8 para. 3(10)-(12) )this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F5Reg. 2(2) substituted (17.7.2006) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles)(Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.)(England and Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1617) , regs. 1 , 2(2)substituted
F6Words 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. 3(6) (with Sch. 8 para. 3(10)-(12) )this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F7Reg. 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. 3(7) (with Sch. 8 para. 3(10)-(12) )this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F8Sch. 1: the words “SECTION 171 EQUALITY ACT 2010” are substituted for “SECTION 37A 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. 3(8) (with Sch. 8 para. 3(10)-(12) )this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F9Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (including form) substituted (17.7.2006) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1617) , reg. 1 , Sch. 1substituted
F10Sch. 2: the words “ADRAN 171 DEDDF CYDRADDOLDEB 2010” are substituted for “ADRAN 37A 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. 3(9)(a) (with Sch. 8 para. 3(10)-(12) )this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F11Sch. 2: the words “SECTION 171 EQUALITY ACT 2010” are substituted for “SECTION 37A 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. 3(9)(b) (with Sch. 8 para. 3(10)-(12) )this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.substituted
F12Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (including form) substituted (17.7.2006) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1617) , reg. 1 , Sch. 2substituted
I1Reg. 1 in force at 31.3.2004, see reg. 1(1)(b)
I2Reg. 2(1) in force at 31.12.2003, see reg. 1(1)(a)
I3Reg. 2(2) in force at 31.3.2004, see reg. 1(1)(b)
I4Sch. 1 in force at 31.12.2003, see reg. 1(1)(a)
I5Sch. 2 in force at 31.12.2003, see reg. 1(1)(a)
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the Actreg. 1.the_Act_rtsnsVQ
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 reg. 1 coming into force The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 reg. 1(1)(b) Yes
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 reg. 2(1) coming into force The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 reg. 1(1)(a) Yes
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 reg. 2(2) coming into force The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 reg. 1(1)(b) Yes
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 reg. 3 coming into force The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 reg. 1(1)(b) Yes
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 Sch. 1 coming into force The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 reg. 1(1)(a) Yes
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 Sch. 2 coming into force The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Private Hire Vehicles) (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 3122 reg. 1(1)(a) Yes

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