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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-code-of-practice-schools-appointed-day-order-northern-ireland-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2006/16",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination (Code of Practice) (Schools) (Appointed Day) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-code-of-practice-schools-appointed-day-order-northern-ireland-2006",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings the Disability Discrimination Code of Practice for Schools into effect on 30th January 2006. The Code of Practice was issued by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland under section 54A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.\nThe Code provides practical guidance for Schools on how to avoid committing acts which are unlawful under, and other matters relating to, the operation of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 which came into effect from 1st September 2005.\nFailure to observe any provision of this Code does not in itself make a person liable to any proceedings but, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (the Tribunal) may take the Code into account when determining any questions arising out of proceedings under Part 111 Chapter 1 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.\nCopies of the Code of Practice are available from\nThe Equality Commission for Northern Ireland\nEquality House\n7-9 Shaftesbury Square\nBelfast\nBT2 7DP\nTelephone: 028 90 500600\nFax: 028 90 500687\nTextphone: 028 90 500589\nEmail: information@equalityni.org\nWebsite: www.equalityni.org",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/16/note",
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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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