2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c.33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
“act” includes deliberate omission;
“employment” has the same meaning as in the 1995 Act, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“Minister of the Crown” includes the Treasury;
“premises” includes land of any kind;
“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c.33);
“the 1986 Order” means the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 3);
“the 1995 Act” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50);
“the 1996 Order” means the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 1).
(3) Section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the 1995 Act and any regulations thereunder (meaning of “disability” and “disabled person”) apply for the purposes of this Order as they apply for the purposes of that Act.