The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014

Amendment of regulation 6

4.  In regulation 6 (fee for issue and period of issue of a badge)—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “paragraph (3)”, substitute “paragraphs (3) and (4)”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (ba), insert—

“(bb) to a person falling within the description specified in regulation 4(2)(ab), for the period of 1 year beginning with the date of issue;”; and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (d), after “(ba)” insert “, (bb)”; and

(b) after paragraph (3), insert—

“(4) Where a person falls within the description specified in regulation 4(2)(a) and is in receipt of an award of disability living allowance which has been extended whilst an application by that person for personal independence payment is being considered, a disabled person’s badge shall be issued for whichever is the shorter of—

(a) the period of 3 years which begins with the date of issue; or

(b) the period which begins with the date of issue and runs for the same length of time as the award of disability living allowance which has been extended was made  for.”.