# Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Section 1: Meaning of “disability” and “disabled person”.

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

(1) Subject to the provisions of Schedule 1, a person has a disability for the purposes of this Act and Part III of the 2005 Order if he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
(2) In this Act and Part III of the 2005 Order“disabled person” means a person who has a disability.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995/section-1
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