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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends section 7(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (which exempts employers with fewer than 20 employees from the application of Part II of the Act) by substituting the number “15” for the number “20”.

The amendment takes effect from 1st December 1998. From that date only employers who have fewer than 15 employees will be exempt from the application of Part II of the Act by reason of their size.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits of this amendment is available from Disability Policy Division, Department for Education and Employment, Level 4, Caxton House, 6–12 Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NF.