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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-code-of-practice-providers-of-post-16-education-appointed-day-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1496",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Providers of Post 16 Education) (Appointed Day) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-code-of-practice-providers-of-post-16-education-appointed-day-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "disabled persons\nMade 22nd May 2007\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 53A(6)(a) and 67(3)(a) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“the Act”).\nIn accordance with section 53A(4) of the Act—\n(a) a draft code of practice prepared by the Disability Rights Commission entitled “Code of Practice for providers of post 16 education and related services” has been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills;\n(b) the draft code of practice was laid by the Secretary of State before both Houses of Parliament on 15th January 2007;\n(c) a period of forty days has elapsed without either House resolving not to approve the draft; and\n(d) the Code of Practice was issued by the Disability Rights Commission on 13th April 2007 under section 53A(1) of the Act.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c.50. Section 53A was inserted by the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (c.17), section 9(1). Section 67(3) was amended by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (c.13) (“the 2005 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 33(1) and (3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 53A(1) was substituted by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (c.10) (“the 2001 Act”), section 36(1) and (2), and amended by S.I. 2003/1673, and the 2005 Act, Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 28(1) and (2)."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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