2018 No. 44
The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 19701 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 and come into force on 30th March 2018.
Amendment of the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Regulations 20002
1
The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Regulations 20002 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2 (interpretation) for paragraph (1B) substitute—
1B
Person A falls within this paragraph if that person—
a
is a member of a profession to which section 60(2) of the Health Act 19993 applies; and
b
is recognised by the local authority as having the expertise necessary to assess on behalf of the local authority, as the case may be—
i
the ability to walk of person B; or
ii
whether person B lacks the awareness of danger from traffic which is likely to compromise the safety of person B, or the safety of other persons, during journeys.
3
In regulation 4 (descriptions of disabled persons)—
a
at the end of paragraph (2A)(a) insert “and”; and
b
omit paragraph (2A)(b).
(This note is not part of the Regulations)