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(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 1995 Act” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
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(1) The prescribed notice of exemption for the purposes of section 37(8)(b) of the 1995 Act shall be—
(a) in the case of a driver of a taxi to whom the certificate of exemption 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 certificate of exemption 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 37(8)(b) of the 1995 Act shall be by either—
(a) affixing it in a prominent position on the dashboard of the taxi, facing upwards; or
(b) affixing it to the windscreen of the taxi, facing outwards.
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(1) An assistance dog is prescribed as a category of dog for the purposes of section 37(9) of the 1995 Act.
(2) “An assistance dog” means a dog which—
(a) is trained by a specified charity to assist a disabled person with a physical impairment for the purpose of section 1 of the 1995 Act which—
(i) consists of epilepsy; or
(ii) otherwise affects his mobility, manual dexterity, physical co-ordination or ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects; and
(b) at the time that the disabled person whom it is assisting hires a taxi, is wearing a jacket on which is prominently inscribed the name of a specified charity.
(3) A “specified charity” means—
(a) “Dogs for the Disabled” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 700454;
(b) “Support Dogs” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 1017237; or
(c) “Canine Partners for Independence” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 803680.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Keith Hill
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
8th November 2000
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2(1)(a)
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SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(1)(b)
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