SCHEDULES

F10F11SCHEDULE 4C MODIFICATIONS OF CHAPTER 2 OF PART 4

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F10

Sch. 4C inserted (E.W.S.) (1.9.2002) by 2001 c. 10, s. 29, Sch. 5 (with s. 43(13)); S.I. 2002/2217, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F9Part 2 MODIFICATIONS FOR SCOTLAND

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F9

Sch. 4C inserted (E.W.S.) (1.9.2002) by 2001 c. 10, s. 29, Sch. 5 (with s. 43(13)); S.I. 2002/2217, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F1F25

For section 28R, substitute—

28R Further education etc. provided by education authorities in Scotland

1

Subsections (2) and (3) apply to any course of further education secured by an education authority.

2

It is unlawful for the education authority to discriminate against a disabled person—

a

in the arrangements they make for determining who should be enrolled on the course;

b

in the terms on which they offer to enrol him on the course; or

c

by refusing or deliberately omitting to accept an application for his enrolment on the course.

3

It is unlawful for the education authority to discriminate against a disabled person who has enrolled on the course in the services which they provide, or offer to provide.

4

“Services”, in relation to a course, means services of any description which are provided wholly or mainly for persons enrolled on the course.

5

It is unlawful for an education authority to discriminate against a disabled person in the terms on which they provide, or offer to provide, recreational or training facilities.

6

In this Chapter “responsible body” means an education authority.

7

“Further education” has the meaning given in section 1(5) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.

8

“Education authority” has the meaning given in section 135(1) of that Act.

F3F46

For subsection (1) of section 28T, substitute— :

1

Each responsible body must take such steps as it is reasonable for it to have to take to ensure that—

a

in relation to its arrangements for enroling persons on a course of further education provided by it, and

b

in relation to services provided or offered by it,

disabled persons are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are not disabled.

F5F67

In section 28W(1)(a) for “by an educational institution” substitute “by a responsible body wholly or partly for the purpose of its functions”.

F7F88

Omit section 31A.