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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1996",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination (Guidance and Code Of Practice) (Appointed Day) Order 1996",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Appointed Day for Code of Practice",
  "text": "The day appointed as the day on which the Code of Practice (for the elimination of discrimination in the field of employment against disabled persons or persons who have had a disability) issued pursuant to section 53 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 on 25th July 1996 shall come into force is 2nd December 1996.",
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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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