
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 and come into force on 30th March 2018.
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(1) The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) for paragraph (1B) substitute—“
(1B) Person A falls within this paragraph if that person—
(a) is a member of a profession to which section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999 applies; and
(b) is recognised by the local authority as having the expertise necessary to assess on behalf of the local authority, as the case may be—
(i) the ability to walk of person B; or
(ii) whether person B lacks the awareness of danger from traffic which is likely to compromise the safety of person B, or the safety of other persons, during journeys.”.
(3) In regulation 4 (descriptions of disabled persons)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (2A)(a) insert “and”; and
(b) omit paragraph (2A)(b).
H. YOUSAF
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th February 2018