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.
Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010 (except for the repeal of ss. 49A-49D) and 5.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), 216(3), Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted (1.10.2010) by S.I. 2010/2279, Sch. 2) (with ss. 6(4), 205, and with amendments and savings in the said S.I. 2010/2279, art. 16); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2(15)(f) (with arts. 4-25, Schs. 1-16); S.I. 2011/1066, art. 2(h)
Act restricted (E.W.S.) (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 17, ss. 21, 46 (with s. 38)
Act restricted (8.8.1998) by S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16), art. 160(1)(b) (as substituted (8.8.1998) by S.I. 1998/1265 (N.I. 8), arts. 1(2), 15(3); S.R. 1998/274, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with savings and transitional provisions in art. 3))
Act: transfer of certain functions (N.I.) (1.12.1999) by S.R. 1999/481, art. 8(a), Sch. 6 Pt. I
Act (except ss. 8, 9(4)(d), 10(2)(b)): transfer of certain functions (N.I.)(1.12.1999) by S.R. 1999/481, art. 4(a), Sch. 2 Pt. I
Act: power to amend conferred (N.I) (1.9.2005) by The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)), arts. 1, 38(6); S.R. 2005/336, art. 2, Sch.
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 (S.S.I. 2008/356), {regs. 2, 33(1)}
Act applied (N.I.) (10.12.2015) by Children's Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 10 (N.I.)), ss. 9(3)(b), 10(1)
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))
Act extends to Northern Ireland subject to modifications: see s. 70(6), Sch. 8.