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5.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a door handle fitted for the use of passengers in a rail vehicle must be operable by the exertion of a force not exceeding 15 newtons.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), where a door handle fitted to a door for the use of passengers in a rail vehicle has no moving parts, the door must be capable of being opened and closed by the exertion of a force not exceeding 15 newtons.
(3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to a door handle of a refrigerator provided for the use of passengers within a catering or retail area on a rail vehicle where a member of the operator’s staff is, at all times when that catering or retail area is open for service or for the sale of goods, available to provide assistance to a person who is disabled to operate that handle.
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