Part 5ADisability Parking Permit Scheme

Part 5A—Disability Parking Permit Scheme 93A—Eligibility criteria (1) For the purposes of Part 3D of the Act, the eligibility criteria set out in subregulation (2) are prescribed. (2) A person meets the eligibility criteria if the person— (a) is legally blind; or (b) has been assessed as having— (i) a mobility impairment; or (ii) a significant cognitive, behavioural or neurological impairment which results in the person being unable to mobilise safely without the continuous support of another person. legally blind means a person who has— (a) visual acuity on the Snellen Scale after correction by suitable lenses of less than 6/60 in both eyes; or (b) constriction to within 10 degrees of fixation in the better eye irrespective of corrected visual acuity; or (c) a combination of visual defects resulting in the same degree of visual impairment as that occurring in paragraphs (a) and (b); mobility aid or device means an aid or device which has more than 1 contact point with the ground, such as a pair of crutches (used under both arms), a walking frame, a walking stick with 3 or more feet, a motorised mobility device (for example, a motorised scooter or wheelchair) or a manual wheelchair; mobility impairment means— (a) an impairment which results in a person being required to use a mobility aid or device; or (b) a medical condition or impairment which results in a person having— (i) a severely restricted speed of movement; or (ii) difficulty walking short distances without stopping due to pain, extreme fatigue or imbalance.