# The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2001, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the coming into force—
(a) on 9th May 2001 of certain Regulation making powers, and some interpretation provisions, contained in section 27 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“the Act”);
(b) on 1st October 2004 of
(i) section 21(2) of the Act (to the extent that it is not already in force) which relates to the duty of providers of services to make reasonable adjustments for disabled persons; and
(ii) sections 27(1), (2), (4) and (to the extent that it is not already in force) (5) of, and Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 4 to, the Act, which relate to obtaining the consent of a lessor to alterations to premises occupied under a lease; failure of a service provider to obtain such consent; referring a refusal by a lessor to grant unconditional consent to such an alteration to court; joining a lessor in proceedings under section 25.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2030/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995-commencement-no-9-order-2001/note
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