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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003

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Consequential amendments to the 1999 Act

30.  In the 1999 Act—

(a)in section 2 (general functions)—

(i)in subsection (1)(a), after “discrimination against” insert “and harassment of”;

(ii)in subsection (5)(1), in the appropriate place, insert the following—

“harassment” means anything which is harassment for the purposes of any provision of Part 2 or 3 of the 1995 Act;;

(b)in subsection (5) of section 4(2) (non-discrimination notices), omit “discrimination”;

(c)in subsection (11) of section 5(3) (agreements in lieu of enforcement action), omit “discrimination”;

(d)in section 6 (persistent discrimination)—

(i)in subsection (1)(b) (as substituted by paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 7 to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001), for “section 8” substitute “section 17A”;

(ii)in subsection (4)(4), after “unlawful discrimination” insert “or harassment”;

(e)in subsection (1)(a) of section 7(5) (assistance in relation to proceedings)—

(i)for “section 8” substitute “section 17A”;

(ii)after “unlawful discrimination” insert “or harassment”;

(f)in paragraph 3(10)(6) of Schedule 3 (investigation of unlawful acts etc), omit “discrimination”.

(1)

Subsection (5) was amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (c. 10), s.35, Sch.7, paras 1 and 2.

(2)

Section 4(5) was amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 s.35, Sch.7, paras 1 and 3.

(3)

Section 5(11) was amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 s.35, Sch.7, paras 1 and 4.

(4)

Subsection (4) of section 6 was amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 s.35, Sch.7, paras 1 and 6.

(5)

Section 7(1)(a) was amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 s.35, Sch.7, paras 1 and 8.

(6)

Paragraph 3(10) of Schedule 3 was amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 s.35, Sch.7, paras 1 and 9.

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