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<p>Section 173(1) of the Equality Act (the Act) already sets out a definition of an
assistance dog in relation to those sections of the Act – applicable to taxis and
private hire vehicles - which refer to assistance dogs, as follows:</p><p>a dog which
has been trained to guide a blind person;</p><p>a dog which has been trained to assist
a deaf person;</p><p>a dog which has been trained by a prescribed charity to assist
a disabled person who has a disability 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;</p><p>a dog of a prescribed category which
has been trained to assist a disabled person who has a disability (other than one
falling within paragraph (c)) of a prescribed kind;</p>
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