The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/1307
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 17th June 2011.

Section 2 Amendment of Regulations

(1) The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (1) in the definition of “disabled person” omit “more than 2 years old and”.

(3) In regulation 4 (descriptions of disabled persons)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “2” substitute “3”; and

(b) after paragraph (2)(d) insert—

(dd) has—

(i) received a lump sum benefit under article 15(1)(a) of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011 within tariff levels 1 to 8 (inclusive); and

(ii) been certified by the Secretary of State as having a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking;

(4) In regulation 6 (fee for issue and period of issue of a badge) in paragraph (2)(a) for “second” substitute “third”.