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Equality

Disabled Persons

Made 26th April 2011

Coming into force 1st May 2011

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(5) and 207(1) and (4) of, and paragraphs 11 and 15 of Schedule 1 to, the Equality Act 2010f1, makes the following Order.

In accordance with paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to that Act the Secretary of State has published a draft of the Guidance and has considered representations concerning the Guidance and modified it in the light of those representations.

In accordance with paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 1 to that Act the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the Guidance before both Houses of Parliament.

In accordance with paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 1 to that Act neither House has resolved not to approve the draft within a period of 40 days beginning with the day on which it was laid and the Secretary of State has issued the Guidance in the form of the draft.

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f1

2010 c.15, amended by the Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No.4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation Order 2010 (S.I. 2010 No.2317 (c.112)). The Equality Act 2010 (2010 c.15) has been amended by other statutory instruments made under it, but those amendments are not relevant to this Order.