{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995-commencement-no-3-and-saving-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995-commencement-no-3-and-saving-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1996/280",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995-commencement-no-3-and-saving-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DISABLED PERSONS\nMade 10th July 1996\nThe Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 67(3) and 70(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 50; Sections 67(3) and 70(3) are modified in their application to Northern Ireland by paragraphs 46 and 48(1) respectively of Schedule 8"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/280/introduction",
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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."
}