PART III S FORM AND DISPLAY OF BADGES

[F1 Form of Badge S

11.— [F2 (1) Paragraph (2) applies in respect of a badge with a date of issue before 1st January 2012, paragraph (3) applies in respect of a badge with a date of issue on or after that date but before 1st April 2019, and paragraph (4) applies in respect of a badge with a date of issue on or after 1st April 2019.]

(2) A disabled person’s badge is in the prescribed form if—

(a) the front and reverse of the badge are in the form shown in—

(i) Part I of the Schedule in the case of an individual’s badge; or

(ii) Part II of the Schedule in the case of an organisational badge; and

(b) the badge complies with the specifications in Part III of the Schedule.

(3) A disabled person’s badge is in the prescribed form if—

(a) the front and reverse of the badge are in the form shown in—

(i) Part IA of the Schedule in the case of an individual’s badge (with the omission of the word “sample” where it appears); or

(ii) Part IIA of the Schedule in the case of an organisational badge (with the omission of the word “sample” where it appears); and

(b) the badge complies with the specifications in Part IIIA of the Schedule.

[F3 (4) A disabled person’s badge is in the prescribed form if—

(a) the front and reverse of the badge are in the form shown in—

(i) Part IB of the Schedule in the case of an individual’s badge (with the omission of the word “sample” where it appears), or

(ii) Part IIB of the Schedule in the case of an organisational badge (with the omission of the word “sample” where it appears), and

(b) the badge complies with the specifications in Part IIIB of the Schedule.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 11 substituted (1.1.2012) by The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/410), regs. 1(1), 2(8)

F2 Reg. 11(1) substituted (1.4.2019 at 16:00 hours) by The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/128), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(a)

F3 Reg. 11(4) inserted (1.4.2019 at 16:00 hours) by The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/128), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(b)

Manner in which a badge is to be displayed S

12.  For the purposes of section 21(4A) of the 1970 Act a disabled person’s badge is displayed on a vehicle in the prescribed manner if–

(a) the badge is exhibited on the dashboard or facia of the vehicle; or

(b) where the vehicle is not fitted with a dashboard or facia, the badge is exhibited in a conspicuous position on the vehicle,

so that the front of the badge is clearly legible from the outside of the vehicle.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 12 in force at 1.4.2000, see reg. 1(1)

Display of an individual’s badge when a vehicle is being driven S

13.—(1) This regulation prescribes for the purposes of section 21(4A) of the 1970 Act the circumstances in which an individual’s badge may be displayed while a vehicle is being driven.

(2) An individual’s badge may also be displayed on a vehicle while the holder is either driving or being carried in it.

(3) An individual’s badge may be displayed on a vehicle if–

(a) the vehicle is being used for the collection of the holder and no other purpose;

(b) a disabled person’s concession (other than a concession relating to parking) would be available to a vehicle lawfully displaying a disabled person’s badge; and

(c) it would not be practicable for the vehicle to be lawfully driven to, or to stop at, the place at which the holder is to be collected if the concession did not apply to the vehicle.

(4) An individual’s badge may be displayed on a vehicle if–

(a) the vehicle, after being driven by or carrying the holder, is leaving the place where he got out;

(b) a disabled person’s concession (other than a concession relating to parking) is available to a vehicle lawfully displaying a disabled person’s badge; and

(c) it would not have been practicable for the vehicle to have left that place if the concession did not apply to the vehicle.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 13 in force at 1.4.2000, see reg. 1(1)

Display of an individual’s badge when a vehicle is parked S

14.—(1) This regulation prescribes for the purposes of section 21(4A) of the 1970 Act the circumstances in which an individual’s badge may be displayed while a vehicle is parked.

(2) An individual’s badge may be displayed on a vehicle while it is parked if it–

(a) has been driven by the holder, or has been used to carry the holder, to the place where it is parked; or

(b) is to be driven by the holder, or is to be used to carry the holder, from that place.

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 14 in force at 1.4.2000, see reg. 1(1)

[F4 Display of an organisational badge when a vehicle is being driven] S

15.—(1) This regulation prescribes for the purposes of section 21(4A) of the 1970 Act the circumstances in which an [F5 organisational] badge may be displayed while a vehicle is being driven.

(2) An [F5 organisational] badge may be displayed on a vehicle while it is being driven by or on behalf of the holder and is carrying a disabled person.

(3) An [F5 organisational] badge may also be displayed on a vehicle while it is being driven by or on behalf of the holder and–

(a) the vehicle is being used for the collection of a disabled person and for no other purpose;

(b) a disabled person’s concession (other than a concession relating to parking) is available to a vehicle lawfully displaying a disabled person’s badge; and

(c) it would not have been practicable for the vehicle to be lawfully driven to or to stop at the place at which the disabled person is to be collected if that concession did not apply to the vehicle.

(4) An [F5 organisational] badge may also be displayed on a vehicle while it is being driven by or on behalf of the holder and–

(a) the vehicle, after carrying a disabled person, is leaving the place where that person alighted from that vehicle;

(b) a disabled person’s concession (other than a concession relating to parking) is available to a vehicle lawfully displaying a disabled person’s badge; and

(c) it would not have been practicable for the vehicle to have left that place if the concession had not applied to the vehicle.

Textual Amendments

F4 Reg. 15 heading substituted (1.4.2007) by virtue of The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/162), regs. 1, 11(2) (with reg. 10(3))

F5 Word in reg. 15 substituted (1.4.2007) by The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/162), regs. 1, 11(1) (with reg. 10(3))

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 15 in force at 1.4.2000, see reg. 1(1)

[F6 Display of an organisational badge when a vehicle is parked] S

16.—(1) This regulation prescribes for the purposes of section 21(4A) of the 1970 Act the circumstances in which an [F7 organisational] badge may be displayed while a vehicle is parked.

(2) An [F7 organisational] badge may be displayed on a vehicle while it is parked if it has been, or is to be, used by or on behalf of the holder for carrying a disabled person to or from the place where it is parked.

Textual Amendments

F6 Reg. 16 heading substituted (1.4.2007) by virtue of The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/162), regs. 1, 11(2) (with reg. 10(3))

F7 Word in reg. 16 substituted (1.4.2007) by The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/162), regs. 1, 11(1) (with reg. 10(3))

Commencement Information

I5 Reg. 16 in force at 1.4.2000, see reg. 1(1)