Transport Act 2000

15 E+W In section 93(7) (persons eligible to receive travel concessions under local scheme), for paragraphs (d) and (e) substitute—

“(d) persons who are blind;

(e) persons who are partially sighted;

(ea) persons who are deaf;

(eb) persons who are without speech;

(ec) persons who have a disability, or have suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to walk;

(ed) persons who do not have arms or have long-term loss of the use of both arms;

(ee) persons who have a learning disability, that is, a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning;

(ef) persons who, if they applied for the grant of a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part III of the M1 Road Traffic Act 1988, would have their applications refused pursuant to section 92 of that Act (physical fitness) otherwise than on the ground of persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol;

(eg) any person travelling as the companion of a person who—

(i) is eligible to receive travel concessions by virtue of any other paragraph of this subsection; and

(ii) requires the assistance of a companion in order to travel on journeys on public passenger transport services;”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 15 wholly in force at 1.4.2002; Sch. 11 para. 15 not in force at Royal Assent see. S. 275; Sch. 11 para. 15 in force (E.) at 1.6.2001 by S.I. 2000/3229, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IV; Sch. 11 para. 15 in force (W.) at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1988 c. 52.