Disabled Parking

Relevant Legislation

The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Wales) Regulations 2000  (as amended)

The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (Wales) Regulations 2000

Section 21A (Recognition of badges issued outside Great Britain) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970

Section 117 (Wrongful use of disabled person’s badge) and 142(1) (General interpretation of Act) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (provides powers to tackle parking related abuse of the scheme)

Fraud Act 2006

Section 19 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Counterfeiting Act 1981

Theft Act 1968

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000

Disabled Persons Parking Badges Act 2013