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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995-commencement-no-3-and-saving-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1996/schedule/part-II",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/280",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
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  "path": "schedule/part/II",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into Operation 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 Department of Economic Development of advisers.\nSection 61.\nAmendment of Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1945.\nSection 64.\nApplication to Crown etc.\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 I, paragraphs 1 and 2.\nPremises occupied under leases.\nSchedule 6.\nConsequential Amendments.\nSchedule 7 and section 70(5) in so far as is necessary to effect the repeal of sections 1, 6 to 14, 19 and 21 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 and the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1960.\nRepeals.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. Pt. II in operation at made date"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 4 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 3 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 7 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 8(3) is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 5 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 9 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 6 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Section 10 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 7 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Section 12(5) is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 8 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Section 19 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 9 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Section 22 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 11 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Section 25 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 12 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Section 26 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 13 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Section 60 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 40 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "Section 61 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 41 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "Section 64 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 44 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "Section 68 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 47 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f15",
      "text": "Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 49 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f16",
      "text": "Schedule 3 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 50 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f17",
      "text": "Schedule 4 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 51 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f18",
      "text": "Schedule 6 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 53 of Schedule 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f19",
      "text": "Schedule 7 is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 53 of Schedule 8"
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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