Part 12Disabled persons: transport
Chapter 1Taxis, etc.
173Interpretation
1
In this Chapter—
“accessibility requirements” has the meaning given in section 167(5);
“assistance dog” means—
- a
a dog which has been trained to guide a blind person;
- b
a dog which has been trained to assist a deaf person;
- c
a dog which has been trained by a prescribed charity to assist a disabled person who has a disability that consists of epilepsy or otherwise affects the person's mobility, manual dexterity, physical co-ordination or ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects;
- d
a dog of a prescribed category which has been trained to assist a disabled person who has a disability (other than one falling within paragraph (c)) of a prescribed kind;
- a
“taxi”—
- a
means a vehicle which is licensed under section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 or section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869, and
- b
in sections 162 and 165 to 167, also includes a taxi licensed under section 10 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982,
but does not include a vehicle drawn by a horse or other animal;
- a
“taxi accessibility regulations” has the meaning given by section 160(1).
2
A power to make regulations under paragraph (c) or (d) of the definition of “assistance dog” in subsection (1) is exercisable by the Secretary of State.