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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-employment-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1456",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination (Employment) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-employment-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DISABLED PERSONS\nMade 6th June 1996\nLaid before Parliament 6th June 1996\nComing into force 2nd December 1996\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 5(6) and (7), 6(8)(a), (c) to (g) and (10), 12(3) of and paragraph 3(a) and (b) of Schedule 4 to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 50. For the meaning of “prescribed” and of “regulations” see section 68. Paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 is modified (where premises are occupied under a sublease or subtenancy) by S.I. 1996/1333."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1456/introduction",
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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."
}