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Act: transfer of certain functions (N.I.) (1.12.1999) by S.R. 1999/481, art. 8(a), Sch. 6 Pt. I

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Act: transfer of functions (N.I.) (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with art. 9(2))

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50/introduction/2000-12-01Disability Discrimination Act 1995An Act to make it unlawful to discriminate against disabled persons in connection with employment, the provision of goods, facilities and services or the disposal or management of premises; to make provision about the employment of disabled persons; and to establish a National Disability Council.1995-11-08texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2020-03-132000-12-01

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

1995 c. 50

An Act to make it unlawful to discriminate against disabled persons in connection with employment, the provision of goods, facilities and services or the disposal or management of premises; to make provision about the employment of disabled persons; and to establish a National Disability Council.

[8th November 1995]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2279">S.I. 2010/2279</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2279/schedule/2">Sch. 2</ref>
) (with ss. 6(4), 205, and with amendments and savings in the said
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2279">S.I. 2010/2279</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2279/article/16">art. 16</ref>
);
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2317">S.I. 2010/2317</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2317/article/2/15/f">art. 2(15)(f)</ref>
(with
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1066">S.I. 2011/1066</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1066/article/2/h">art. 2(h)</ref>
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Act restricted (E.W.S.) (22.8.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/17">1996 c. 17</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/17/section/21">ss. 21</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/17/section/46">46</ref>
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/17/section/38">s. 38</ref>
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<p>
Act restricted (8.8.1998) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1919">S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1996/1919/article/160/1/b">art. 160(1)(b)</ref>
(as substituted (8.8.1998) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1998/1265">S.I. 1998/1265 (N.I. 8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1998/1265/article/1/2">arts. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1998/1265/article/15/3">15(3)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1998/274">S.R. 1998/274</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1998/274/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1998/274/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
(with savings and transitional provisions in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1998/274/article/3">art. 3</ref>
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Act: transfer of certain functions (N.I.) (1.12.1999) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/481">S.R. 1999/481</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/481/article/8/a">art. 8(a)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/481/schedule/6/part/I">Sch. 6 Pt. I</ref>
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Act (except ss. 8, 9(4)(d), 10(2)(b)): transfer of certain functions (N.I.)(1.12.1999) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/481">S.R. 1999/481</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/481/article/4/a">art. 4(a)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/481/schedule/2/part/I">Sch. 2 Pt. I</ref>
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Act extends to Northern Ireland subject to modifications: see
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,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/schedule/8">Sch. 8</ref>
.
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Act: power to amend conferred (N.I) (1.9.2005) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2005/1117">The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6))</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2005/1117/article/1">arts. 1</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2005/1117/article/38/6">38(6)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/336">S.R. 2005/336</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/336/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/336/schedule">Sch.</ref>
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<p>
Act: applied (with modifications) (S.) (3.11.2008) by The Mental Health (England and Wales Cross-border transfer: patients subject to requirements other than detention) (Scotland) Regulations (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/356">S.S.I. 2008/356</ref>
), {regs. 2, 33(1)}
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Act applied (N.I.) (10.12.2015) by Children's Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland)
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/10">2015 (c. 10 (N.I.))</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/10/section/9/3/b">ss. 9(3)(b)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2015/10/section/10/1">10(1)</ref>
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Act: transfer of functions (N.I.) (8.5.2016) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/76">The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/76/article/1/2">art. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/76/schedule/1/part/2">Sch. 1 Pt. 2</ref>
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