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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement Order No. 6) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/1190 · Made 19 April 1999

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DISABLED PERSONS

Made 19th April 1999

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:–

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Footnotes

f1

1995 c. 50.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed days
  3. 3Appointed days
  4. 4Appointed days
  5. 5Appointed days
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1999.

2Appointed days

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 specified in article 4 below is 26th April 1999.

3Appointed days

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 specified in article 5 below is 1st October 1999.

4Appointed days

The provisions referred to in article 2 above are–

(a)

section 21(3) (regulations affecting the duty of providers of services to make adjustments)

(b)

section 21(5) (regulations affecting th—e duty of providers of services to make adjustments).

5Appointed days

The provisions referred to in article 3 above are–

(a)

sections 14(2), 14(4) and 14(5) (meaning of discrimination in relation to trade organisations)

(b)

section 15(1)(a) , and sections 15(2) to 15(10) (duty of trade organisations to make adjustments)

(c)

section 19(1)(b) (discrimination in relation to goods, facilities and services)

(d)

section 20(2) (meaning of “discrimination”)

(e)

section 20(5) (costs disregard)

(f)

section 20(9) (meaning of “treatment”)

(g)

sections 21(1), 21(2)(d), 21(4), 21(6) and 21(10) (duty of providers of services to make adjustments).

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Education and Employment.

Margaret Hodge

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Education and Employment

19th April 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into force on 26th April 1999 of provisions in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 enabling the making of Regulations.

It also provides for the coming into force on 1st October 1999 of sections 14(2), 14(4) and 14(5) and s15 (save for section 15(1)(b)) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 which relate to the duty of trade organisations to make adjustments for disabled persons.

It further provides for the coming into force on 1st October 1999 of sections 19(1)(b), 20(2), 20(5), 20(9) and 21(1), 21(2)(d), 21(4), 21(6) and 21(10) which relate to the duty of providers of services to make adjustments for disabled persons.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment including the costs and benefits of the coming into force of sections 19(1)(b), 20(2), 20(5), 20(9), 21(1), 21(2)(d), 21(4), 21(6) and 21(10) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is available to the public from Charles Fuller, Disability Policy Division, Department for Education and Employment, Level 4, Caxton House, 6–12 Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA. E-mail address: [email protected].

A Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits of the coming into force of sections 14(2), 14(4), 14(5), 15(1)(a), 15(2), 15(3), 15(4), 15(5) and 15(10) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is available to the public from Michael Philipsz, Disability Policy Division, Department for Education and Employment, Level 4, Caxton House, 6–12 Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA. E-mail address: [email protected].