# The Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 1999, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 6th August 1999 subsections (1) to (3) of section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 which relate to the establishment of the Disability Rights Commission, together with sections 12, 13, 14(1) (in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Schedule 4), and 15 and paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Schedule 4 concerning interpretative and supplementary provisions. The amendment made by paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 is subject to a transitional provision preserving the application of paragraph 3 of Part III of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 to the National Disability Council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2210/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disability-rights-commission-act-1999-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provision-order-1999/note
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