Disability Rights Commission Act 1999
1The Disability Rights Commission
2General functions
3Formal investigations
4Non-discrimination notices
5Agreements in lieu of enforcement action
6Persistent discrimination
7Assistance in relation to proceedings
8Recovery of expenses of providing assistance
9Codes of practice
10Conciliation of disputes under Part III of the 1995 Act
11Procedure for amending s.7(1) of the 1995 Act
12Regulations
13Interpretation
14Consequential amendments and repeals
15Crown application
16Short title, commencement and extent
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Constitution etc
Status
1(1) The Commission is a body corporate.
Membership
2(1) The Commission shall consist of not less than 10...
Tenure of office of commissioners
3(1) A commissioner shall hold and vacate office in accordance...
4A commissioner may resign by notice in writing to the...
5The Secretary of State may terminate the appointment of a...
Tenure of office of chairman and deputy chairmen
6(1) The Secretary of State shall appoint one commissioner as...
7A person appointed as chairman or deputy chairman—
Remuneration, pensions etc. of commissioners
8The Commission may— (a) pay to any commissioner such remuneration...
9If the Secretary of State determines that there are special...
Staff
10(1) The Commission shall have— (a) a chief executive appointed...
11(1) Employment with the Commission shall be included among the...
Proceedings etc.
12(1) The Commission may regulate its own procedure (including quorum)....
13The validity of any proceedings of the Commission is not...
Delegation
14(1) The Commission may authorise any committee of the Commission...
Accounts
15(1) The Commission shall— (a) keep proper accounts and proper...
Annual reports
16(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each...
List of consultees
17(1) The Commission shall maintain a list of the organisations...
SCHEDULE 2Additional commissioners
1(1) The Commission may, with the approval of the Secretary...
2(1) An additional commissioner shall hold and vacate office in...
3The Commission may— (a) pay such remuneration or expenses to...
4(1) An additional commissioner may resign by notice in writing...
5If the Secretary of State determines that there are special...
SCHEDULE 3Formal investigations and non-discrimination notices
Part IConduct of formal investigations
Introductory
1(1) This Part of this Schedule applies to a formal...
Terms of reference and preliminary notices
2(1) The Commission shall not take any steps in the...
Investigation of unlawful acts etc.
3(1) This paragraph applies where the Commission proposes to investigate...
Power to obtain information
4(1) For the purposes of a formal investigation the Commission...
5(1) The Commission may apply to a county court or...
Recommendations
6(1) The Commission may make recommendations in the light of...
Reports
7(1) The Commission shall prepare a report of its findings...
Part IINon-discrimination notices
Procedure for issuing and appealing against non-discrimination notices
8(1) The Commission shall not issue a non-discrimination notice addressed...
9On issuing a non-discrimination notice, the Commission shall serve a...
Appeal against non-discrimination notice
10(1) A person on whom a non-discrimination notice is served...
11For the purposes of this Act a non-discrimination notice becomes...
Enforcement of non-discrimination notice
12(1) This paragraph applies during the period of five years...
Register of non-discrimination notices
13(1) The Commission shall maintain a register of non-discrimination notices...
Part IIIAction plans
Introductory
14(1) This Part of this Schedule applies where a person...
The first proposed action plan
15(1) P must serve his proposed action plan on the...
Revision of first proposed action plan at invitation of Commission
16(1) If the Commission considers that a proposed action plan...
Action by Commission as respects inadequate action plan
17(1) If the Commission considers that a proposed action plan...
18(1) This paragraph applies where an order of the court...
Variation of action plans
19An action plan which has become final may be varied...
Enforcement of action plans
20(1) This paragraph applies during the period of five years...
Power to obtain information
21(1) For the purposes of determining whether—
Part IVSupplementary
Restriction on disclosure of information
22(1) No information given to the Commission by any person...
Enforcement of court orders
23(1) This paragraph applies to any order made by a...
Offences
24(1) A person who— (a) deliberately alters, suppresses, conceals or...
Service of notices
25(1) Any notice required or authorised by any provision of...
Regulations
26The Secretary of State may make regulations making provision—
SCHEDULE 4Minor and consequential amendments
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
1In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of...
Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 26)
2In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)
3(1) The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 shall be amended as...
Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)
4In Part III of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act...
SCHEDULE 5Repeals

Disability Rights Commission Act 1999

1999 Chapter 17

An Act to establish a Disability Rights Commission and make provision as to its functions; and for connected purposes.

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—