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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995-commencement-no-3-and-saving-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/schedule/part-III",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1474",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995-commencement-no-3-and-saving-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996",
  "path": "schedule/part/III",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 2ND DECEMBER 1996",
  "text": "Section 4.\nDiscrimination against applicants and employees.\nSection 5(1) to (5).\nMeaning of “discrimination”.\nSection 6(1) to (7), (11) and (12).\nDuty of employer to make adjustments.\nSection 7.\nExemption for small businesses.\nSection 8(1) to (5) and (8).\nEnforcement, remedies and procedures.\nSection 9.\nValidity of certain agreements.\nSection 10.\nCharities and support for particular groups of persons.\nSection 11.\nAdvertisements suggesting that employers will discriminate against disabled persons.\nSection 12(1), (2), (4) and (5).\nDiscrimination against contract workers.\nSection 13.\nDiscrimination by trade organisations.\nSection 14(1) and (3).\nMeaning of “discrimination” in relation to trade organisations.\nSection 16(1), (2) and (4).\nAlterations to premises occupied under leases.\nSection 17(1), (2) and (4).\nOccupational pension schemes.\nSection 18(1) and (2).\nInsurance services.\nSection 19(1)(a), (c) and (d), (2), (3), (4),(5)(a) and (b) and (6).\nDiscrimination in relation to goods, facilities and services.\nSection 20(1), (3) and (4).\nMeaning of “discrimination”.\nSection 22.\nDiscrimination in relation to premises.\nSection 23.\nExemption for small dwellings.\nSection 24(1) to (4).\nMeaning of “discrimination”.\nSection 25.\nEnforcement, remedies and procedure.\nSection 26.\nValidity and revision of certain agreements.\nSection 55.\nVictimisation.\nSection 57.\nAiding unlawful acts.\nSection 58.\nLiability of employers and principals.\nSection 60.\nAppointment by Secretary of State of advisers.\nSection 61.\nAmendment of Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944.\nSection 64.\nApplication to Crown etc.\nSection 65.\nApplication to Parliament.\nSection 66.\nGovernment appointments outside Part II.\nSection 68(2) to (5).\nInterpretation.\nSection 70(4).\nShort title, commencement, extent etc.\nSchedule 1, paragraph 7.\nPersons deemed to be disabled.\nSchedule 3.\nEnforcement and Procedure.\nSchedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 2.\nPremises occupied under leases.\nSchedule 6.\nConsequential Amendments.\nSchedule 7 and section 70(5) insofar as is necessary to effect the repeal of sections 1, 6 to 14, 19 and 21 of The Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 and section 2 of theThe Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958.\nRepeals.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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