The Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Amendments to regulation 6 (conduct of passengers)

5.  Regulation 6 shall be amended as follows—

(a) the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (1)—

“(1A) Paragraph (1)(k)(ii) and (iii) shall not apply to a direction given by a driver, inspector or conductor solely on the grounds that a person is a disabled person.”;

(b) the following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (3)—

“(3) Paragraph (2)(b) does not require the removal of an animal where the passenger is a disabled person and the animal is an assistance dog, a guide dog or a hearing dog.”;

(c) the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (3)—

“(3A) Without prejudice to regulation 5(7), a disabled person shall comply with any direction given by a driver, inspector or conductor to remove his assistance dog, guide dog or hearing dog from the gangway.”; and

(d) paragraph (5) shall be omitted.