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Authorisations and exemptions for Class 444 vehicles

3.—(1) Subject to articles 6, 7, 9 and 10, the rail vehicles numbered 67201 to 67245 which form part of the electric multiple-units numbered 444001 to 444045 as manufactured by Siemens plc for use by South West Trains Limited are hereby authorised to be used for carriage even though they do not conform with the provisions referred to in paragraph (2).

(2) The provisions with which the vehicles are not required to conform are—

(a)regulation 14(b), in so far as it applies to a folding nappy-changing table in any toilet cubicle to which regulation 20 applies;

(b)regulation 19(5), in so far as it requires the width of the passageway between the wheelchair-compatible doorway and the wheelchair space to be not less than 850 millimetres at any point; and

(c)regulation 20(2), in so far as it requires the width of the passageway between the wheelchair space and the nearest toilet cubicle to that wheelchair space to be not less than 850 millimetres at any point.