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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-service-providers-and-public-authorities-carrying-out-functions-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2901",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination (Service Providers and Public Authorities Carrying Out Functions) Regulations 2005",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DISABLED PERSONS\nMade 17th October 2005\nLaid before Parliament 24th October 2005\nComing into force\nRegulation 1 and 12 5th December 2005\nthe remainder 4th December 2006\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 20(7) and (8), 21(5)(a), (b) and (e), 21D(7)(a), 21E(8)(a) and (d), 27(3), 67(2) and (3), 68(1) of, and paragraphs 8(a) and (b) and 9 of Schedule 4 to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 50; section 20(7) was amended by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (c. 13) (“the 2005 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 14; sections 21D(7) and 21E were inserted by section 2 of the 2005 Act; section 27 was amended by the 2005 Act, Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 23; section 67(3) was amended by the 2005 Act, Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 33(3); and section 68(1), which is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed” and “regulations”, was amended by the 2005 Act, Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 34."
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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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