# The Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2005, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 5th December 2005.
(2) In these Regulations–
“section 49A(1) duty”, in relation to a public authority, means its duty under section 49A(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995;
“school” has the meaning given by section 135 of the Education ( Scotland) Act 1980 but excluding independent schools and in addition includes a place, other than a school, at which an education authority provides school education for pupils who are under school age, other than such a place at which school education is being provided by a person with whom that authority has, by virtue of section 35 of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc Act 2000, entered into arrangements for the provision of that education; where “independent school”, “school education”, “pupil” and “school age” have the meanings given by section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/565/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-public-authorities-statutory-duties-scotland-regulations-2005/regulation-1
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