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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
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270 Wheelchair passengers in demand responsive service
(1) This section applies in relation to a DRS vehicle if the vehicle has
wheelchair access and has passenger seating positions fitted with
seatbelts.
(2) The DRS vehicle driver must not carry a wheelchair in the vehicle if
the wheelchair is not safely and securely attached to the vehicle.
(3) The DRS vehicle driver must not carry a person in the vehicle while
the person is seated in a wheelchair.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if—
(a) the wheelchair cannot travel faster than 10km/h on level ground;
and
(b) the wheelchair is not in another vehicle (for example, a
motorised tricycle) while the wheelchair is in the DRS vehicle;
and
(c) if a seatbelt is provided for the position where the wheelchair is
attached—the person is wearing the seatbelt.
(5) However, subsection (4) (c) does not apply if the person is exempt
under a territory law from wearing a seatbelt.
Regulation 2017, s 265 and s 266).
(6) Despite subsection (4) (a), the DRS vehicle driver must not carry a
person in the vehicle while the person is seated in a motorised
wheelchair of a kind known as, or that is similar to, a scooter or
tricycle.
(7) The DRS vehicle driver must provide reasonable assistance in loading
and unloading a wheelchair, or a person in a wheelchair, into or from
(8) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.