# Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For paragraph 2(1) to (3) of Schedule 1, substitute—
“(1) The effect of an impairment is a long-term effect if it has lasted for at least 12 months.
(2) Where an impairment ceases to have a substantial adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, it is to be treated as continuing to have that effect if that effect recurs.
(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the recurrence of an effect shall be disregarded in prescribed circumstances.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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