SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 20Rail vehicle accessibility: compliance
6Penalty for using rail vehicle otherwise than in conformity with accessibility regulations
1
If the Secretary of State thinks that a regulated rail vehicle has been used for carriage otherwise than in conformity with a provision of rail vehicle accessibility regulations with which the use of the vehicle is required to conform, the Secretary of State may give the operator of the vehicle a notice—
a
identifying the provision and how it was breached;
b
identifying each vehicle operated by the operator that is covered by the notice;
c
specifying the improvement deadline.
2
The improvement deadline may not be earlier than the end of the prescribed period beginning with the day the notice is given.
3
Sub-paragraph (4) applies if—
a
the Secretary of State has given a notice under sub-paragraph (1),
b
the improvement deadline specified in the notice has passed, and
c
the Secretary of State thinks that a vehicle covered by the notice has after that deadline been used for carriage otherwise than in conformity with the provision identified in the notice.
4
The Secretary of State may give the operator a further notice—
a
identifying the provision and how it was breached;
b
identifying each vehicle operated by the operator that is covered by the further notice;
c
specifying the final deadline.
5
The final deadline may not be earlier than the end of the prescribed period beginning with the day the further notice is given.
6
The Secretary of State may require the operator to pay a penalty if—
a
the Secretary of State has given notice under sub-paragraph (4), and
b
a vehicle covered by the notice is at a time after the final deadline used for carriage otherwise than in conformity with the provision identified in the notice.