Northern Ireland Act 1998

16 (1) The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 8—

(a) for “the Council” and “the Northern Ireland Disability Council” substitute “the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland”;

(b) for paragraph 33(1) substitute—

“33 (1) In sections 50 to 52, for “the Council” substitute, in each place, the “Equality Commission for Northern Ireland”.

(1A) Section 50(1) shall have no effect.”; and

(c) for paragraph 52 substitute—

“52 (1) Schedule 5, except paragraph 7(a) to (c), shall have no effect.

(2) In paragraph 7(a) to (c), for “Secretary of State” wherever it occurs substitute “Department of Health and Social Services”.”