The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (B2007 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order (article 3) exempts certain rail vehicles of the type B2007 from the requirement under the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010 for boarding devices to be fitted between wheelchair compatible doorways and the platform where the vehicles are stationary at specified stations on the Docklands Light Railway.

The exemption is subject to a condition that the gap between the carriage floor and the platform is not more than 85 millimetres measured horizontally, and a condition that the gap is not more than 50 millimetres measured vertically (article 4). In relation to the platforms at stations listed in Table 2 of the Schedule, the condition in respect of the horizontal gap does not apply until the dates specified in the Table. In relation to the platforms at stations listed in Table 3 of the Schedule, the conditions in respect of both the horizontal gap and the vertical gap do not apply until the dates specified in the Table (article 5).

The exemption will expire at the end of 29th September 2025 (article 6).

Article 7 requires the Secretary of State to review the operation and effect of this Order and publish a report five years after it comes into force. Following the review it will fall to the Secretary of State to consider whether the Order should remain as it is, or be revoked or be amended. A further instrument would be needed to revoke this Order or to amend it.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no cost to business or voluntary sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument on the website www.legislation.gov.uk.