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These Regulations may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 and come into force on 1st April 2011.
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(1) The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), 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”;
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (e) omit “congenital”;
(ii) in subparagraph (f) for “has considerable difficulty in walking” substitute “virtually unable to walk”; and
(iii) in subparagraph (g) for “has considerable difficulty in walking” substitute “virtually unable to walk”; and
(c) in paragraph (4)—
(i) at the end of subparagraph (a)(vi) omit “and”; and
(ii) after subparagraph (a)(vii) insert—“
(viii) casts and associated medical equipment for the correction of hip dysplasia; and”.
(4) In regulation 6(2)(a) (fee for issue and period of issue of a badge) for “second” substitute “third”.
(5) In regulation 7(1) (replacement badges), after “on the front” insert “along with the date of issue and the date on which the original badge is no longer valid”.
(6) In regulation 10(4) (appeals) for “Executive Development Department, Transport Division 2” substitute “Government, Transport Directorate, Transport Strategy Division, Area 2D-North”.
KEITH BROWN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th February 2011