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Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Disability Rights Commission (Time Limits) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 25th April 2000.

(2)

In these Regulations—

  • the “Act” means the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999;

  • the “annual report” means the report submitted by the Commission to the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 to the Act;

  • an “information notice” means a notice served by the Commission under paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 3 (power to obtain information for the purposes of a formal investigation);

  • the “investigation report” means the report which the Commission is required to prepare of its findings in a formal investigation under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3;

  • the “reporting period” means eighteen months beginning with the day on which notice of the holding of the investigation and the terms of reference is first served or published in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) or (4) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 3, as the case may be;

  • “Schedule 3” means Schedule 3 to the Act; and

  • the “terms of reference” means the terms of reference for a formal investigation which are required to be drawn up under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3.