[F4[F518C Charities and support for particular groups of persons.E+W+S
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Extent Information
E1This section extended to England, Wales and Scotland only; a separate s. 18C exists for Northern Ireland only.
Textual Amendments
F4Cross-heading "Supplementary and General" inserted (3.7.2003 for E.W.S. for certain purposes and 21.2.2004 for N.I. for certain purposes, and 1.10.2004 otherwise) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1673), regs. 1(2)(3), 17(1); The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
(S.R. 2004/55), regs. 1(2)(3), {17(1)}
F5S. 10 moved and renumbered (as s. 18C) (E.W.S.) (3.7.2003 for certain purposes and 1.10.2004 otherwise) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1673), arts. 1(2)(3), 11
F6Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010 (except for the repeal of ss. 49A-49D) and 5.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), 216(3), Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted (1.10.2010) by S.I. 2010/2279, Sch. 2) (with ss. 6(4), 205, and with amendments and savings in the said S.I. 2010/2279, art. 16); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2(15)(f) (with arts. 4-25, Schs. 1-16); S.I. 2011/1066, art. 2(h)
[F718CCharities and support for particular groups of personsN.I.
(1)Nothing in this Part –
(a)affects any charitable instrument which provides for conferring benefits on one or more categories of person determined by reference to any physical or mental capacity; or
(b)makes unlawful any act done by a charity in pursuance of any of its charitable purposes, so far as those purposes are connected with persons so determined.
(2)Nothing in this Part prevents –
(a)a person who provides supported employment from treating members of a particular group of disabled persons more favourably than other persons in providing such employment; or
(b)the Department for Employment and Learning from agreeing to arrangements for the provision of supported employment which will, or may, have that effect.
(3)In this section –
“charitable instrument” means an enactment or other instrument (whenever taking effect) so far as it relates to charitable purposes;
“charitable purposes” means purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of Northern Ireland;
“charity” has the same meaning as in Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 F8; and
“supported employment” means facilities provided, or in respect of which payments are made, under section 15 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 F9.]
Extent Information
E2This section extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate s. 18C for England, Wales and Scotland only repealed (1.10.2010).
Textual Amendments
F7S. 18C inserted (N.I.) (21.2.2004 for certain purposes and 1.10.2004 otherwise) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
(S.R. 2004/55), regs. 1(2)(3), {17(2)}