Explanatory note

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 Department of Health and Social Services on 14th July 1999 (“the new code”), shall come into force. It also revokes the Code of Practice of the same title, issued by the Department of Health and Social Services on 2nd December 1996, on the 1st October 1999.

The new Code may be obtained from The Stationery Office Bookshop, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.