The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2008

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1Citation and commencement#

These Regulations may be cited as the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2008 and come into force on the fifth day after the day on which they are made, or the 1st July 2008, whichever is later.

2Amendments to the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998#

(1)The Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 ^note are amended as follows.

(2)In regulation 2(1)(interpretation), after the definition of “contrast” insert—“• “conventional TEN rail system” has the meaning given in regulation 2(3) of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006 ^note;• “high-speed rail system” has the meaning given in regulation 2(3) of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006;”

(3)In regulation 3 (application of regulations)—

(a)at the beginning of paragraph (1), insert “ Subject to paragraph (3), ”; and

(b)after paragraph (2) insert—“3 These Regulations do not apply to rail vehicles used in the provision of a service for the carriage of passengers on—a the high-speed rail system; orb the conventional TEN rail system.”

3Amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 2005#

(1)Section 6 of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 ^note (rail vehicles: application of accessibility regulations) is amended as follows.

(2)For subsection (2) substitute—“2 In subsection (6) of that section—a before the first definition there is inserted—• “conventional TEN rail system” has the meaning given in regulation 2(3) of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006;• “high-speed rail system” has the meaning given in regulation 2(3) of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006;b for the definition of “rail vehicle” there is substituted—“rail vehicle” means a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry passengers on any railway, tramway or prescribed system other than a vehicle used in the provision of a service for the carriage of passengers on the high-speed rail system or the conventional TEN rail system;”

4Amendments to the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006#

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conventional TEN rail system
has the meaning given in regulation 2(3) of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006;
high-speed rail system
has the meaning given in regulation 2(3) of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006;”
rail vehicle
means a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry passengers on any railway, tramway or prescribed system other than a vehicle used in the provision of a service for the carriage of passengers on the high-speed rail system or the conventional TEN rail system;”

The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2008

1Citation and commencement#

2Amendments to the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998#

3Amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 2005#

4Amendments to the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006#

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1Citation and commencement#

2Amendments to the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998#

3Amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 2005#

4Amendments to the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006#