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| | Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges Bill
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| | | Use of fraudulent parking badge |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Anyone found guilty of knowingly using a fraudulent parking badge will receive |
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| | | a minimum custodial sentence of three months.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Anyone found guilty of knowingly allowing another to use their disabled parking |
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| | | badge shall be liable on summary conviction to fine not exceeding level 5 on the |
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| | | Use of stolen diabled parking badge |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Anyone found guilty of using a stolen disabled parking badge will receive a |
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| | | minimum custodial sentence of six months.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 18 [Clause 2], at end insert ‘in writing’. |
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| | Page 2, line 18 [Clause 2], at end insert ‘the written notification must be sent by |
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| | registered post and signed for by the applicant or someone living at that address.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 34 [Clause 3], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | it is a defence to the offence in this section if a new valid parking badge |
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| | | has been issued that covers the time the badge was used or if the person |
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| | | being prosecuted has not received notification of the cancellation of the |
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| | Page 2, line 35 [Clause 3], at end insert ‘in subsection (4C), leave out the words |
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| | after “on summary conviction to’ to end of line and insert “a custodial sentence not |
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| | Page 2, line 35 [Clause 3], at end insert ‘after subsection (4C) insert— |
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| | | “(4D) | A person guilty of an offence under this Act must receive three penalty points on |
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| | | their driving licence.”.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 35 [Clause 3], at end insert ‘after subsection (4C) insert— |
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| | | “(4D) | A person guilty of a second offence under this Act must receive six penalty points |
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| | | on their driving licence.”.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 35 [Clause 3], at end insert ‘after subsection (4C) insert— |
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| | | “(4D) | A person guilty of a third offence under this Act must receive a disqualification |
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| | | from driving for a period of not less than three months.”.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 35 [Clause 3], at end insert ‘after subsection (6) insert— |
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| | | “(6A) | An issuing authority has a duty to send out badges that are being renewed no less |
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| | | than three weeks prior to the date of expiration of the badge in question provided |
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| | | the applicant has completed the necessary paperwork by the authority’s deadline |
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| | Page 2, line 35 [Clause 3], at end insert ‘after subsection (6) insert— |
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| | | “(6A) | An issuing authority has a duty to invite members of the badge scheme in writing |
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| | | to renew their membership two months before the badge is due to lapse.”.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 35 [Clause 3], at end insert ‘after subsection (2) insert— |
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| | | “(2A) | The issuing authority must check with the relevant social security office whether |
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| | | or not the person that the badge is being requested for is in receipt of relevant |
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| | | social security payments and notify the social security office if that person is |
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| | | awarded a parking badge.”.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 35 [Clause 3], at end insert ‘after subsection (2) insert— |
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| | | “(2B) | Having been notified by the issuing authority of the award of a parking badge, the |
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| | | relevant social security office is under a duty to notify the issuing authority when |
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| | | entitlement to any disability related benefits ceases.”.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 35 [Clause 3], at end insert ‘after subsection (2) insert— |
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| | | “(2C) | Upon notification from the relevant social security office that disability related |
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| | | benefits have ceased, the issuing authority must immediately notify the badge |
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| | | holder that their badge has been cancelled unless— |
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| | | (a) | in exceptional circumstances, the individual is still entitled to the parking |
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| | | (b) | the badge has less than two weeks until its expiration; or |
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| | | (c) | the benefit entitlement is the subject of an ongoing appeal.’. |
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| | | Bill read the third time, and passed. |
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