PART IINTRODUCTORY

Interpretation

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.