PART IIISSUE, DURATION AND REVOCATION OF BADGES

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A disabled person’s badge shall be returned to the issuing authority immediately on the occurrence of any of the following events–

a

the expiry of the period for which the badge was issued;

b

the death of the holder or, in the case of an F4organisational badge, the F1organisation ceasing to exist;

C1c

the holder of the badge ceases to be a disabled person or, in the case of an F4organisational badge, the F1organisation ceases to be eligible under regulation 5;

d

a replacement badge has been issued under regulation 7 to replace a lost or stolen badge and that badge is subsequently found or recovered;

e

the badge has become so mutilated or faded as no longer to be clearly legible when displayed on a vehicle F2or has suffered any other damage which otherwise prevents it from being identified correctly or distinguished from a forgery;

f

the badge ceases to be required by the holder F7....

F9g

the holder is issued with another valid badge under section 21 of the 1970 Act or with a recognised badge within the meaning of section 21A of that Act.

F61A

In the case of a badge to which section 21(4D)(b)(iii) of the 1970 Act applies which is retained by a constable or enforcement officer pursuant to that section, the badge shall be returned as soon as reasonably practicable—

a

to the issuing authority; and

b

after return to the issuing authority, by the issuing authority to the holder, provided that the issuing authority does not have grounds for giving a notice to the holder pursuant to paragraph (2).

2

F8... A disabled person’s badge shall, F10... be returned to the issuing authority F11immediately if the authority gives to the holder a notice–

a

stating that the authority refuses to allow the badge to continue in use on account of its misuse leading to F5a relevant conviction and giving particulars of that misuse; or

b

stating that the authority is satisfied that the badge was obtained by false representation F3or that the holder has purported to transfer the badge to another person.

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