# The Special Educational Needs and Disability (General Qualifications Bodies) (Relevant Qualifications, Reasonable Steps and Physical Features) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe the relevant qualifications in respect of which it is unlawful for a general qualifications body to discriminate against a disabled person, (Regulation 2 and the Schedule).
Regulation 3 states that the granting of an exemption from one or more components of an assessment or examination leading to the award of a relevant qualification, in the circumstances specified, is always a reasonable step for a general qualifications body to take.
Regulation 4 describes what is to be treated as a physical feature for the purposes of the duties imposed on general qualifications bodies by the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.
Regulation 5 defines the meaning of “lease”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/79/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/special-educational-needs-and-disability-general-qualifications-bodies-relevant-qualifications-reasonable-steps-and-physical-features-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/note
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