Public Passenger Transport Citation, commencement and extent 1 These Regulations— a may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015; b come into force on 30th June 2015; and c extend to England and Wales only. Amendment of Regulations 2 The Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) Regulations 1990 are further amended as follows. 3 1 Regulation 3 (interpretation) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (1)— a for the definition of “the 1995 Act”, substitute— “the 2010 Act ” means the Equality Act 2010 ; ; b for the definition of “assistance dog”, substitute— “assistance dog” means a dog which has been trained— to guide a blind person; to assist a deaf person; by a specified charity to assist a person who has a disability for the purpose of section 6(1) of the 2010 Act that— consists of epilepsy; or otherwise affects the person’s mobility, manual dexterity, physical co-ordination or ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects; ; c for the definition of “disabled person”, substitute— “disabled person” means a person who is a disabled person within the meaning of section 6 of the 2010 Act; ; d omit the definitions of “guide dog” and “hearing dog”; e after the definition of “scheduled service”, insert— “specified charity” means each of the following charities— “Dogs for the Disabled” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 1092960; “Dogs for the Disabled” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 700454; “Support Dogs” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 1017237; and “Canine Partners for Independence” registered with the Charity Commission under registration number 803680; ; f omit the definition of “ticket”. 4 1 Regulation 4 (the conduct of drivers, inspectors and conductors) is amended as follows. 2 For paragraphs (1) and (2), substitute— 1 The driver of a vehicle in motion must not— a subject to paragraph (3), speak directly to any person on board, or b hold a microphone or anything attached to a microphone, unless it is necessary for him to do so, either in an emergency or on grounds of safety. 3 For paragraph (3), substitute— 3 The driver of a vehicle in motion may— a speak to a relevant person in relation to the operation of the vehicle, or b on a relevant service, make short statements from time to time indicating the location of the vehicle or relating to operational matters, provided that the driver can do so without being distracted from driving the vehicle. 5 1 Regulation 5 (the conduct of drivers, inspectors and conductors) is amended as follows. 2 For paragraph (3), substitute— 3 A driver, inspector or conductor shall, if requested to do so by a constable or other person having reasonable cause, give his name and the name of the person by whom he is employed. 3 Omit paragraphs (4) and (6). 4 In paragraph (7), omit “, a guide dog or a hearing dog,”. 6 1 Regulation 6 (the conduct of passengers) is amended as follows. 2 Omit paragraph (1)(d), (e) and (f). 3 In paragraph (3), omit “, a guide dog or a hearing dog”. 4 In paragraph (3A), omit “, guide dog or hearing dog”. 7 1 Regulation 7 (the conduct of passengers) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraphs (1) and (5), for the word “ticket” in each place in which it appears, substitute the words “travel mandate”. 3 For paragraph (2)(b)(i), substitute— i save as provided in sub-paragraph (ii), as soon as reasonably practicable after boarding the vehicle— aa pay to the driver the fare for the journey he intends to take; bb if the vehicle is provided with fare-collection equipment, other than smart equipment, insert in that equipment the money or token required to pay the fare; cc if he claims to be entitled to any statutory travel concession, or other concession, in respect of the fare, produce to the driver the statutory travel concession permit, or other permit, issued to him in respect of that concession; dd if the vehicle is provided with smart equipment and any condition of carriage of the operator requires a passenger to present a smart medium which has been issued to that passenger, comply with that condition and any direction as to that requirement given by the driver, an inspector or by any notice displayed on the vehicle; or . 4 In paragraph (2)(b)(ii), omit “shall”. 5 For paragraph (2)(c), substitute— c where the vehicle is being operated by the driver with a conductor— i pay the fare for the journey which he intends to take, is taking, or has taken in the vehicle to the conductor, ii if he claims to be entitled to any statutory travel concession, or other concession, in respect of the fare, produce to the conductor the statutory travel concession permit, or other permit, issued to him in respect of that concession, immediately on being requested to do so by the conductor or an inspector; . 6 For paragraph (2)(e), substitute— e produce during his journey any travel mandate which authorises him to take that journey for inspection by the driver, inspector or conductor on being requested to do so by the driver, inspector or conductor; and . 7 For paragraph (2)(f), substitute— f as soon as he has completed the journey in respect of which he has paid the fare, produced a permit or presented a smart medium, either— i leave the vehicle; or ii pay the fare, produce a permit or present a smart medium in respect of any further journey which he intends to take on the vehicle. 8 After paragraph (5) add— 6 For the purposes of this regulation— “present” means— insert a smart medium in, swipe a smart medium against, touch a smart medium upon, or otherwise apply a smart medium to, smart equipment, in a manner which enables the smart medium to interact with the smart equipment; “smart equipment” means any electronic equipment which is capable of interacting with any smart medium for the purpose of— authorising a passenger to take the journey which that passenger intends to take; paying the fare for that journey; or evidencing entitlement to any concession in respect of that fare; “smart medium” means any electronically enabled medium capable of interacting with smart equipment; “statutory travel concession” means any concession to which the holder of any statutory travel concession permit is entitled; “statutory travel concession permit” means a statutory travel concession permit within the meaning of section 145A(3) or 145B(11) of the Transport Act 2000 ; and “travel mandate” means— a smart medium, or a ticket, a statutory travel concession permit, or other permit, none of which is a smart medium, together with any related form of identification. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Kramer Minister of State Department for Transport 24th March 2015