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Regulation 8 I1

United Kingdom

In section 303 (code relating to provision for the deaf and visually impaired)—

(a)

in the heading, for “the deaf and visually impaired” substitute “people with disabilities”;

(b)

in subsection (1)(a), after “enjoyment by” insert “people with disabilities, in particular”;

(c)

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

The code must include provision—

(a)

encouraging providers of services to which this section applies to develop accessibility action plans with a view to continuously and progressively making such services more accessible to people with disabilities;

(b)

requiring such action plans to be notified to OFCOM;

(c)

requiring providers of services to report annually to OFCOM about the accessibility of such services to people with disabilities.”.

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Commencement

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Reg. 8 in force at 1.11.2020, see reg. 1(2)