The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2008

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraphs 2 and 2A (1), (2) (a) and (3) (a) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2008 No.

Disabled Persons

Transport

The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2008

Made

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Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a) section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1);

(b) section 46(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995(2); and

(c) section 247 of the Transport Act 2000(3).

She is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to railways and railway transport(4).

In accordance with section 46(11) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 she has consulted the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (5) and such other representative organisations as she thinks fit.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 2A (1), (2) (a) and (3) (a) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972(6) and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1) (a). The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of the 1972 Act by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51).

(2)

1995 c.50; section 46 was amended for Great Britain by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (c.13), section 6(1) and (2), section 19(1) and Schedule 1 Part 1 paragraphs 1 and 27(b), from a date to be appointed. There are other amendments to section 46 but none are relevant. Corresponding amendments were made for Northern Ireland by S.I. 2006/312 (N.I. 1), article 8(1) and (2), article 19 and Schedule 1 paragraphs 1 and 21(a) and Schedule 2 from a date to be appointed.

(3)

2000 c.38.

(4)

S.I. 1996/266, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(5)

The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee was established under section 125 of the Transport Act 1985 (c. 67) and has a statutory duty to provide the Secretary of State with advice on the public passenger transport needs of disabled people.

(6)

Paragraph 2 was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(2) (a). Paragraph 2A was inserted by section 29 of that Act.