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SupplementaryU.K.

8 Extension to Northern Ireland.U.K.

An Order in Council made under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 which contains a statement that its purposes correspond to those of this Act shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament instead of the Order or a draft of the Order being subject to the procedure set out in paragraph 1(4) or (5) of that Schedule.

9 Short title, commencement and extent.E+W+S

(1)This Act may be cited as the Disabled Persons Act 1981.

(2)Subject to section 6(6) above, this Act shall come into force at the expiration of the period of three months beginning with the date on which it is passed.

(3)With the exception of section 8 above this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.