The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxis) (Carrying of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000(1)

2.—(1) The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxis) (Carrying of Guide Dogs etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 are amended as follows.

(2) For regulation 1(2), substitute the following—

“(2) In these Regulations “the 2010 Act” means the Equality Act 2010.”.

(3) In regulation 2(1), for “section 37(8)(b) of the 1995 Act” substitute “section 169(4)(b) of the 2010 Act”.

(4) In regulation 2(1)(a), for “certificate of exemption” substitute “exemption certificate”.

(5) In regulation 2(1)(b), for “certificate of exemption” substitute “exemption certificate”.

(6) In regulation 2(2), for “section 37(8)(b) of the 1995 Act” substitute “section 169(4)(b) of the 2010 Act”.

(7) For regulation 3, substitute the following—

“Prescribed charities

3.   Each of the following is a prescribed charity for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “assistance dog” in section 173(1) of the 2010 Act (so far as that definition applies for the purposes of section 168 of that Act)—

(a) “Dogs for the Disabled” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 1092960;

(b) “Support Dogs” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 1017237; and

(c) “Canine Partners for Independence” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 803680.”.

(8) In Schedule 1 (the notice of exemption in England), for “SECTION 37 DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995” substitute “SECTION 169 EQUALITY ACT 2010”.

(9) In Schedule 2 (the notice of exemption in Wales)—

(a) for “ADRAN 37 DEDDF GWAHANIAETHU AR SAIL ANABLEDD 1995” substitute “ADRAN 169 DEDDF CYDRADDOLDEB 2010”;

(b) for “SECTION 37 DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995” substitute “SECTION 169 EQUALITY ACT 2010”.

(10) References to section 37 of the 1995 Act in notices of exemption issued under that section and having effect immediately before 1st October 2010 should (so far as the context allows) be read, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes on or after that date, as references to section 169 of the 2010 Act.

(11) Notwithstanding sub-paragraphs (1) to (9), where notices of exemption are issued on or after 1st October 2010 and are in the form applying before that date, references to section 37 of the 1995 Act should be read as references to section 169 of the 2010 Act.

(12) In relation to notices of exemption to which sub-paragraph (10) or (11) applies, the sub-paragraph in question has effect instead of section 17(2)(a) of the Interpretation Act 1978 as applied by section 23(3) of that Act; but that is without prejudice to any other provision of that Act.

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S.I. 2000/2990, amended by S.I. 2006/1616.