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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Equality Act 2010, Section 176.
Valid from 01/10/2010
(1)A regulated public service vehicle must not be used on a road unless—
(a)a vehicle examiner has issued a certificate (an “accessibility certificate”) that such provisions of PSV accessibility regulations as are prescribed are satisfied in respect of the vehicle, or
(b)an approval certificate has been issued under section 177 in respect of the vehicle.
(2)Regulations may make provision—
(a)with respect to applications for, and the issue of, accessibility certificates;
(b)providing for the examination of vehicles in respect of which applications have been made;
(c)with respect to the issue of copies of accessibility certificates which have been lost or destroyed.
(3)The operator of a regulated public service vehicle commits an offence if the vehicle is used in contravention of this section.
(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(5)A power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by the Secretary of State.
(6)In this section “operator” has the same meaning as in the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.
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