{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-questions-and-replies-order-northern-ireland-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-questions-and-replies-order-northern-ireland-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2004/479",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination (Questions and Replies) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-questions-and-replies-order-northern-ireland-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DISABLED PERSONS\nMade 18th November 2004\nComing into operation 27th December 2004\nThe Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 56(2) and (4) and section 67(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and now vested in it hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 50; sections 56(2), 56(4) and 67(3) are modified in their application to Northern Ireland by paragraphs 38 and 46 of Schedule 8. With effect from 1st October 2004, section 56 is amended by regulation 22 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No. 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See also S.R. 1999 No. 481, Article 4(a) and Schedule 2, Part I for transfer of functions"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/479/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:55:20.562007+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}