The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxis) (Carrying of Guide Dogs etc. ) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/2990
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxis)(Carrying of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of regulation 2(1) on 1st December 2000; and

(b) for all other purposes on 31st March 2001.

(2) In these Regulations “the 2010 Act” means the Equality Act 2010.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Section 2 Notices of exemption

(1) The prescribed notice of exemption for the purposes of section 169(4)(b) of the 2010 Act shall be—

(a) in the case of a driver of a taxi to whom the exemption certificate has been issued by a licensing authority in England, the notice set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(b) in the case of a driver of a taxi to whom the exemption certificate has been issued by a licensing authority in Wales, the notice set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(2) The prescribed manner of exhibiting a notice of exemption for the purposes of section 169(4)(b) of the 2010 Act shall be—

(a) by displaying it—

(i) on the nearside of and immediately behind the windscreen of the taxi facing outwards; and

(ii) in a manner that readily permits its removal;

(b) so that—

(i) its front is clearly visible from the outside of the taxi; and

(ii) its back is clearly visible from the driver’s seat of the taxi.

Section 3 Prescribed charities

Each of the following is a prescribed charity for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “assistance dog” in section 173(1) of the 2010 Act (so far as that definition applies for the purposes of section 168 of that Act)—

(a) “Dogs for the Disabled” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 1092960;

(b) “Support Dogs” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 1017237; and

(c) “Canine Partners for Independence” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 803680.