PART 7 E+W+SRail vehicle accessibility regulations: exemption orders
28E+W+SThe Equality Act 2010 is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 10 para. 28 in force at 1.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/994, art. 11(p)
29(1)Section 183 (exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility regulations) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)Omit subsection (3) (power to make regulations as to exemption orders: applications etc).
(3)After subsection (6) insert—
“(7)Section 207(2) does not require an exemption order to be made by statutory instrument; but such an order is as capable of being amended or revoked as an order made by statutory instrument.”
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 10 para. 29 in force at 1.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/994, art. 11(p)
30E+W+SIn consequence of paragraph 29—
(a)omit section 184 (procedure for making exemption orders);
(b)in section 185 (annual report on exemption orders)—
(i)omit subsection (1)(b);
(ii)in subsection (2)(b), for “sections 183(4) and 184(2)” substitute “ section 183(4) ”;
(c)in section 208 (Ministers of the Crown, etc)—
(i)omit subsection (5)(g);
(ii)omit subsection (7)(a).
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 10 para. 30 in force at 1.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/994, art. 11(p)
31(1)This paragraph applies to an exemption order made by statutory instrument under section 183(1) of the Equality Act 2010, or treated as so made, before the date on which paragraph 29(3) comes into force.E+W+S
(2)The order is to be treated as having been made otherwise than by statutory instrument; but is to be as capable of being amended or revoked as an order made by statutory instrument.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 10 para. 31 in force at 1.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/994, art. 11(p)