The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

Descriptions of disabled persons

4.—(1) The prescribed descriptions of disabled person to whom a local authority may issue a disabled person’s badge are a person who is more than 2 years old who falls within one or more of the descriptions specified in paragraph (2).

(2) The descriptions are a person who–

(a) receives the higher rate of the mobility component of the disability living allowance in accordance with section 73 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);

(b) uses a motor vehicle supplied by the Scottish Executive or the Department of Social Security or is in receipt of a grant pursuant to section 5(2)(a) of the National Health Service Act 1977(2) or section 46 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(3);

(c) is a blind person within the meaning of section 64(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948(4) or is registered as blind under section 29(4)(g) of that Act;

(d) receives a mobility supplement under article 26A of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983(5) including such a supplement by virtue of any scheme or order under article 25A of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983(6);

(e) drives a motor vehicle regularly, has a severe disability in both upper limbs and is unable to turn by hand the steering wheel of a motor vehicle even if that wheel is fitted with a turning knob; or

(f) has a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking.

(1)

1992 (c. 4).

(2)

1977 (c. 49).

(3)

1978 (c. 29).

(4)

1948 (c. 29).

(5)

S.I. 1983/883; amended by S.I. 1983/1116 and 1521. 1984/1154 and 1687, 1985/1201, 1986/592, 1988/248 and 2248, 1989/156, 1990/250 and 1308, 1991/766, 1992/710 and 3208, 1993/598, 1994/772 and 1906, 1995/766, 1996/732, 1638 and 2282, 1997/286.

(6)

S.I. 1983/686; amended by S.I. 1983/1164, and 1540, 1984/1289 and 1675, 1985/1313, 1986/628, 1987/191, 1988/367 and 2260, 1989/415, 1990/535 and 1300, 1991/708, 1992/702 and 3226, 1993/480, 1994/715 and 2021, 1996/445, 1996/502, 1997/812, 1998/278.