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Appendix 3: Blue Badge Scheme Relevant legislation

In this section

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Where to find information about the Blue Badge scheme
  3. 3
    Apply for a Blue Badge
  4. 4
    Blue Badge eligibility criteria
  5. 5
    When a Blue Badge is issued
  6. 6
    When an application for a Blue Badge is declined
  7. 7
    Using the Blue Badge outside Gloucestershire
  8. 8
    Visitors to Gloucestershire
  1. 9
    Parking with a valid Blue Badge in Gloucestershire
  2. 10
    Records and monitoring
  3. 11
    Concerns and complaints
  4. 12
    Policy review
  5. 13
    Appendix 1: Blue Badge eligibility criteria
  6. 14
    Appendix 2: Assessing applications for people who while walking are at risk of serious harm or who pose risk of serious harm to other people – non-visible (‘hidden’) disabilities
  7. 15
    Appendix 3: Blue Badge Scheme Relevant legislation
  8. 16
    Policy Details

Source: Appendix B Department for Transport Blue Badge scheme local authority guidance (England) May 2022 

10.1   The disabled persons’ parking badge scheme came into operation on 1 December 1971 by means of Regulations made under Section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (Badges for display on motor vehicles used by disabled persons). This Act was amended by the Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges Act 2013.  

10.2   The scheme as it currently stands is governed by the following Regulations:  

  • the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/682)  
  • the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/1507)
  • the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/693)
  • the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/2531)
  • the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/2600)
  • the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1307)
  • the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/2675)  
  • the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/2203)  
  • the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/891)  

10.3   Other relevant legislation:  

10.4   All of the above Statutory Instruments (and the Acts) can also be viewed on legislation.gov.uk the website of the Keeper of Records, managed by the National Archives http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

 

 

Policy published : November 2006  

Policy reviewed : October 2022

Last reviewed:
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