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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-public-authoritiesstatutory-duties-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2966",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities)(Statutory Duties) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-public-authoritiesstatutory-duties-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DISABLED PERSONS\nMade 21st October 2005\nLaid before Parliament 25th October 2005\nComing into force 5th December 2005\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 49D(1) and (2) and 67(2) and (3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales and with the consent of the Assembly, after consultation with the Scottish Ministers and with the Disability Rights Commission, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 50. Sections 49A to 49F were inserted by section 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (c. 13) (“the 2005 Act”)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The consultation was conducted and consent sought in accordance with section 49D(5) to (8) of the 2005 Act."
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2966/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}