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Railways Act 2005

Railways Act 2005

2005 CHAPTER 14

Commentary on Sections and Schedules

Part 5: Further Miscellaneous Provisions

Conduct and accessibility on railways

Section 48: Code of practice for disabled rail users in Scotland

165.Section 48 provides the Scottish Ministers with the power to prepare (and from time to time revise) a code of practice for protecting the interests of disabled persons in Scotland who are users of railway passenger services or station services. In preparing or revising the code, the Scottish Ministers are to consult the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee. Where the Scottish Ministers use this power to prepare a code of practice, they must publish the code (as revised from time to time) in such manner as they consider appropriate.

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