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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-general-qualifications-bodiesrelevant-qualifications-reasonable-steps-and-physical-featuresamendment-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2159",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination (General Qualifications Bodies)(Relevant Qualifications, Reasonable Steps and Physical Features)(Amendment) Regulations 2008",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Disabled Persons\nMade 11th August 2008\nLaid before Parliament 19th August 2008\nComing into force 24th October 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 31AA(4) and 31AD(6) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.\nIn accordance with section 31AF of that Act he has consulted with the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers and such other persons as it appeared to him to be appropriate:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c.50. See section 68 for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Sections 31AA and 31AD were inserted by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (c.31), section 15."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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