Section 5 | Minor and consequential amendments

(1)The Equality Act 2010 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 168(2)(b), after “not make” insert “, or propose to make,”.

(3)In section 170 (assistance dogs in private hire vehicles)—

(a)in subsection (1), for paragraph (b) substitute—

(b)the reason for the failure or refusal is—

(i)that the disabled person will be accompanied by an assistance dog, or

(ii)to prevent the driver of the private hire vehicle being made subject to a duty which would otherwise be imposed on the driver by this section.

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(b)in subsection (2)—

(i)after “operator” insert “or driver of a private hire vehicle”;

(ii)after “making” insert “, or proposing to make,”;

(c)in subsection (5)—

(i)in the definition of driver, in paragraph (a), omit “(“the 1998 Act”)”;

(ii)in the definition of driver, in paragraph (b), omit “(“the 1976 Act”)”;

(iii)omit the definitions of “operator” and “private hire vehicle”.

(4)In section 171(5), for “, “licensing authority” and “private hire vehicle”” substitute “and “licensing authority””.

(5)In section 173(1)—

(a)after the definition of “assistance dog” insert— ;

(b)in the definition of “taxi”, in paragraph (b), for “165” substitute “164A”.