PART IPRELIMINARY

Amendment of 1982 Regulations and transitional provisionsI13

1

In the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations 19824 (in these Regulations called “the 1982 Regulations”), after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation–

Extent2A

These Regulations shall not apply to England.

2

Without prejudice to section 17 of the Interpretation Act 19785–

a

any application made to, or other thing done under, the 1982 Regulations before the coming into force of those Regulations by or in relation to a local authority in England shall have effect as if made or done, and may be continued, under the corresponding provision of these Regulations;

b

any badge issued by a local authority in England under the 1982 Regulations shall have effect as if issued under these Regulations and shall remain in force until–

i

the happening of an event specified in regulation 9(1) or the giving of a notice in accordance with regulation 9(2); or

ii

the issue of a replacement in accordance with regulation 7.

3

Any order made under the 1984 Act which refers to a disabled person’s badge shall, in relation to times falling after the coming into force of these Regulations, have effect as if the reference included a reference to a badge issued, or having effect as if issued, in accordance with these Regulations.