The Legislative Reform (Provision of Information etc. Relating to Disabilities) Order 2022
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2022 No. 834
Regulatory Reform
Road Traffic
The Legislative Reform (Provision of Information etc. Relating to Disabilities) Order 2022
Made 19th July 2022
Coming into force 20th July 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 20061.
For the purposes of section 3(1) of that Act, the Secretary of State considers that the conditions in section 3(2), where relevant, are satisfied.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 13(1) of that Act2.
The Secretary of State laid a draft Order and an explanatory document before Parliament in accordance with section 14(1) of that Act.
Pursuant to section 15 of that Act, the affirmative resolution procedure (within the meaning of section 17 of that Act) applies in relation to the making of this Order.
In accordance with section 17(2) of that Act, the draft has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament after the expiry of the 40-day period3referred to in that provision.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Legislative Reform (Provision of Information etc. Relating to Disabilities) Order 2022,
(b) comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made, and
(c) extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
Amendment of section 94 of the Road Traffic Act 1988
2.—(1) Section 94 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (provision of information, etc. relating to disabilities)4is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (6)(b) for “registered medical practitioner who may at any time have given medical advice or attention to the applicant or licence holder concerned” substitute “registered healthcare professional identified in those particulars”.
(3) After subsection (6) insert—
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6A Where a registered healthcare professional (A) identified in the particulars of an authorisation provided under subsection (5)(a) considers that another registered healthcare professional (P) has information with respect to the question set out in subsection (6)(b), A may give a copy of that authorisation to P.
6B Where a registered healthcare professional has received a copy of an authorisation in accordance with subsection (6A), that registered healthcare professional is authorised to release to the Secretary of State any information which...
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