Part 12Disabled persons: transport
Chapter 2Public service vehicles
176Accessibility certificates
1
A regulated public service vehicle must not be used on a road unless—
a
a vehicle examiner has issued a certificate (an “accessibility certificate”) that such provisions of PSV accessibility regulations as are prescribed are satisfied in respect of the vehicle, or
b
an approval certificate has been issued under section 177 in respect of the vehicle.
2
Regulations may make provision—
a
with respect to applications for, and the issue of, accessibility certificates;
b
providing for the examination of vehicles in respect of which applications have been made;
c
with respect to the issue of copies of accessibility certificates which have been lost or destroyed.
3
The operator of a regulated public service vehicle commits an offence if the vehicle is used in contravention of this section.
4
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
5
A power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by the Secretary of State.
6
In this section “operator” has the same meaning as in the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.