# The Disability Discrimination (Employment) Regulations 1996, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995;
“binding obligation” means a legally binding obligation (not contained in a lease) in relation to the premises whether arising from an agreement or otherwise;
“building” means an erection or structure of any kind;
“building regulations” has the meaning given by section 122 of the Building Act 1984;
“lease” has the meaning assigned by section 16(3) of the Act;
“pay” means remuneration of any kind including any benefit;
“performance” includes performance as assessed by reference to any measure, whether relative or absolute, of output, efficiency or effectiveness in an employment;
“section 6 duty” means any duty imposed by or under section 6 of the Act;
“Technical Standards” means the technical standards for compliance with the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990 issued by the Scottish Office in 1990 and as amended by the substitute pages issued by the Scottish Office in and dated July 1993 and July 1994.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1456/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-employment-regulations-1996/regulation-2
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