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The Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

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Power to modify or end small dwellings exemption

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15.—(1) The Office may by order amend or repeal provisions of sections 23, 24B and 24H of the 1995 Act—

(a)for the purpose of adding to the conditions for entitlement to the exemptions conferred by sections 23, 24B(3) and 24H(3);

(b)for the purpose of making any of the conditions for entitlement to those exemptions more onerous;

(c)for the purpose of making the conditions for entitlement to those exemptions more onerous overall;

(d)for the purpose of otherwise restricting the cases in which any of those exemptions is available; or

(e)for the purpose of removing those exemptions.

(2) The power under subsection (1) includes power to make consequential repeals of enactments (including future enactments) that amend section 23, 24B or 24H of the 1995 Act.

(3) No order under this section shall be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.

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