PART IPRELIMINARY

Amendment of 1982 Regulations and transitional provisions3.

(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.