Disability Discrimination Act 1995

24 [F1 (1) In section 40 for “Secretary of State” wherever it occurs substitute “ Department of the Environment ”. U.K.

(2) In section 40(5) for the definition of “public service vehicle” substitute—

““public service vehicle” means a vehicle which—

(a) seats more than 8 passengers in addition to the driver; and

(b) is a public service vehicle for the purposes of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;”.

(3) In section 40(7) for the words from “the Disabled” to the end substitute “ such representative organisations as it thinks fit ”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010 (except for the repeal of ss. 49A-49D) and 5.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), 216(3), Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted (1.10.2010) by S.I. 2010/2279, Sch. 2) (with ss. 6(4), 205, and with amendments and savings in the said S.I. 2010/2279, art. 16); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2(15)(f) (with arts. 4-25, Schs. 1-16); S.I. 2011/1066, art. 2(h)