The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/2709
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation, commencement and introduction

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England and Wales) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 2nd March 1992.

Section 2 Citation, commencement and introduction

The Local Authorities'Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England and Wales) Regulations 1986 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.

Section 3 Amendments to Interpretation

In regulation 2(1)—

(a) after the definition of “the 1984 Act” there shall be inserted—

“the 1982 Regulations ” means the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations 1982 ;

(b) after the definition of “bus lane restriction” there shall be inserted—

“cycle lane” means a road, or part of a road, the use of which by vehicles is restricted by or under any enactment, in both directions or in one direction only and at all times or at particular times only, to pedal cycles and

“cycle lane restriction”, in relation to a cycle lane, means the restriction by virtue of which the particular road, or the particular part of the width of the road, is a cycle lane;

(c) in the definition of “disabled person” for “Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations 1982” there shall be substituted “the 1982 Regulations”; and

(d) in the definition of “disabled person’s badge” for “Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations 1982” there shall be substituted “the 1982 Regulations”.

Section 4 Amendments to Interpretation

There shall be inserted after regulation 2 the following regulation—

(2A)

(1) This regulation has effect for the purpose of defining the expression “relevant position” in these Regulation.

(2) A vehicle displays a disabled person’s badge issued before 2nd March 1992 in the relevant position if—

(a) in the case of a vehicle fitted with a front windscreen, the badge is exhibited thereon on the near side of and immediately behind the windscreen and with its front facing forward so as to be legible from outside the vehicle; or

(b) in the case of a vehicle not fitted with a front windscreen, the badge is exhibited in a conspicuous position on the vehicle.

(3) A vehicle displays a disabled person’s badge issued on or after 2nd March 1992 in the relevant position if—

(a) in the case of a vehicle fitted with a dashboard or facia panel, the badge is exhibited thereon so that Part 1 of the badge is legible from outside the vehicle; or

(b) in the case of a vehicle not fitted with a dashboard or facia panel, the badge is exhibited in a conspicuous position on the vehicle so that Part 1 of the badge is legible from outside the vehicle.

(4) A vehicle displays a parking disc in the relevant position if—

(a) in the case of a vehicle fitted with a dashboard or facia panel, the disc is exhibited thereon so that the quarter-hour period during which the period of waiting began is legible from outside the vehicle; or

(b) in the case of a vehicle not so fitted, the disc is exhibited in a conspicuous position on the vehicle so that the quarter-hour period during which the period of waiting began is legible from outside the vehicle.

Section 5 Amendments to exemptions in orders for vehicles displaying disabled person’s badges

In regulation 4(1) for “section 1, 6, 9, 45, or 46” there shall be substituted “section 1, 6, 9, 35, 45, or 46”.

Section 6 Amendments to exemptions in orders for vehicles displaying disabled person’s badges

After regulation 4(1) there shall be inserted—

(1A) The requirement specified in paragraph (1) above has no application to an order which prohibits the waiting of vehicles of all classes other than disabled person’s vehicles.

Section 7 Amendments to exemptions in orders for vehicles displaying disabled person’s badges

In regulation 4(2) after sub-paragraph (iii) there shall be inserted—

(iiiA) is not a provision applying to a cycle lane at a time when the cycle lane restriction is in operation, and

Section 8 Amendments to exemptions in orders for vehicles displaying disabled person’s badges

In regulation 4(3)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “2 hours' duration” there shall be substituted “3 hours' duration”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i) for “2 hours' duration” there shall be substituted “3 hours' duration”; and

(ii) for “a period of 2 hours” there shall be substituted “a period of 3 hours”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (ii) for the words “complying with the requirements of British Standard Specification for Parking Discs ( BS 4631: 1970)” there shall be substituted “125 millimetres square”.

Section 9 Amendments to exemptions in orders for vehicles displaying disabled person’s badges

Regulations 4(4) and (7) shall be omitted.