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Disability Discrimination Act 2005

Paragraph 27

213.Sub-paragraph (a) removes section 46(3) and (4) of the DDA, which made it a criminal offence to use a regulated rail vehicle for carriage which did not comply with rail vehicle accessibility regulations (“RVAR”). Section 46(3) and (4) are replaced by new sections 47D to 47L (inserted by section 8 of the 2005 Act) which introduce a civil enforcement regime.

214.Sub-paragraph (b) amends the definition of "regulated rail vehicle" in section 46(6) of the DDA to ensure that a vehicle is regulated even when some and not all of the provisions of RVAR apply. This might occur if the Secretary of State were to prescribe that vehicles which are refurbished must comply with certain requirements of the RVAR.

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