The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Goods, Facilities, Services and Premises) Order 1999
S.I. 1999/1992 · Made 8 July 1999
DISABLED PERSONS
Made 8th July 1999
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 52(8) and 52(11) of the Disability Discrimination Actf1, hereby makes the following Order:
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Contents
1Citation
This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Goods, Facilities, Service and Premises) Order 1999.
2Code of Practice
The day appointed for the coming into force of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Code of Practice on the Rights of Access to Goods, Facilities, Services and Premises (ISBN 0–11–271055–7), issued by the Secretary of State under section 51(2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 on 29th June 1999, is 1st October 1999.
3Revocation
The Code of Practice on the Rights of Access to Goods, Facilities, Services and Premises (ISBN 0–11–762432–2) referred to in the Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Goods, Services, Facilities and Premises) Order 1996f1 is revoked with effect from 1st October 1999.
Signature
Margaret Hodge
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment and Equal Opportunities,
Department for Education and Employment
8th July 1999
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 1st October 1999 as the date on which the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Code of Practice on the Rights of Access to Goods, Facilities, Services and Premises, issued by the Secretary of State on 29th June 1999 (“the new code”), shall come into force. It also revokes the Code of Practice of the same title, issued by the Secretary of State for Social Security on 25th July 1996, on the 1st October 1999. The new code may be obtained from The Stationery Office, PO Box 276, London SW8 5DT, The Stationery Office book shops and the Stationery Office’s accredited agents.