This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct errors in S.S.I. 2002/500 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Instrument.
Scottish Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 521
LICENCES AND LICENSING
The Taxi Drivers' Licences (Carrying of Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002
Made 27th November 2002
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 27th November 2002
Coming into force 2nd December 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(1) and (2A) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1982 c. 45; subsection (1) of section 20 was amended by the Transport Act 1985 (c. 67), Schedule 7, paragraph 23(3); subsection (2A) was inserted by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50), section 39(3). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), article 2 and Schedule 1.

Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Taxi Drivers' Licences (Carrying of Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 2nd December 2002.

Amendment of the Taxi Drivers' Licences (Carrying of Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2002
2. (1) The Taxi Drivers' Licences (Carrying of Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 shall be amended as follows.
S.S.I. 2002/500.
(2) In regulation 1 (Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation), omit paragraph (2).
(3) In regulation 2 (Prescribed condition), for “1st” substitute “3rd”.
PETER PEACOCK
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
27th November 2002

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Taxi Drivers' Licences (Carrying of Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2002.
Regulation 2 corrects a technical inconsistency in relation to the application of regulations 1(2) and 2 of those Regulations.