Pending applications for a disabled person’s badge

3.  For the purposes of any application for a disabled person’s badge(1) which—

(a) has been made by an applicant, and

(b) is pending at the time these Regulations come into force,

the definition of “expert assessor” as inserted by regulation 2(2)(a) shall include the definition of an “independent mobility assessor”(2), omitted by regulation 2(2)(b), for the purposes of that applicant’s certification under regulation 4(2)(f) of the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000.

(1)

“Disabled person’s badge” is defined in The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations (S.I. 2000/682), regulation 2(1).

(2)

See previous definition of “independent mobility assessor” as inserted by Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2011/2675 reg. 2(2)(a)(iii).