Disabled Parking

Relevant Legislation

The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Wales) Regulations 2000 (opens in a new tab)  (as amended)

The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (Wales) Regulations 2000 (opens in a new tab)

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

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) (opens in a new tab)

Fraud Act 2006 (opens in a new tab)

Section 19 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (opens in a new tab)

Counterfeiting Act 1981 (opens in a new tab)

Theft Act 1968 (opens in a new tab)

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (opens in a new tab)

Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (opens in a new tab)

Disabled Persons Parking Badges Act 2013 (opens a new tab)