Disability Discrimination Act 2005

Public authorities

1Councillors and members of the Greater London Authority

2Discrimination by public authorities

3Duties of public authorities

5Application of sections 19 to 21 of the 1995 Act to transport vehicles

6Rail vehicles: application of accessibility regulations

7Rail vehicles: accessibility compliance certificates

8Rail vehicles: enforcement and penalties

9Recognition of disabled persons' badges issued outside Great Britain

10Discriminatory advertisements

11Group insurance

12Private clubs etc.

13Discrimination in relation to letting of premises

14Power to modify or end small dwellings exemptions

15General qualifications bodies

16Improvements to let dwelling houses

17Generalisation of section 56 of the 1995 Act in relation to Part 3 claims

18Meaning of “disability”

19Minor and consequential amendments and repeals and revocation

20Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent

SCHEDULE 1Minor and consequential amendments

Part 1Amendments of the 1995 Act

1The 1995 Act shall have effect with the following amendments....

2(1) Section 2 (past disabilities) is amended as follows.

3(1) Section 3 (guidance) is amended as follows.

4In the heading to Part 2, after “The employment field”...

5In section 4C(2) (provisions whose application to an office or...

6For section 14C(3) (provisions about practical work experience do not...

7In section 16A(2) (meaning of “relevant relationship” in section 16A)—...

8(1) Section 16B (discriminatory advertisements) is amended as follows.

9Section 17A(1B) (which defines “enactment” in section 17A(1A) but is...

10(1) Section 17B (enforcement of sections 16B and 16C) is...

11In section 18D(2) (interpretation of Part 2)—

12In Part 2 (the employment field and members of locally-electable...

13(1) Section 19 (discrimination in relation to goods, facilities and...

14In section 20(7) (regulations may provide for a person’s lack...

15(1) Section 21A (employment services) is amended as follows.

16In section 22 (discrimination in relation to premises), after subsection...

17After section 22 there is inserted— Commonholds (1) It is unlawful for any person whose licence or...

18In section 23(6) (meaning of “relevant occupier”), after paragraph (a)...

19(1) Section 24 (meaning of “discrimination” in section 22) is...

20After section 24L (which is inserted by section 13 of...

21In section 25 (enforcement etc. of Part 3), for subsections...

22In section 26 (validity and revision of certain agreements), for...

23In section 27 (alterations to premises occupied under leases), in...

24(1) Chapter 1 of Part 4 (schools) is amended as...

25In section 31B (conciliation for disputes under Chapter 1 or...

26(1) Section 33 (hire car services at designated transport facilities)...

27In section 46 (rail vehicle accessibility regulations)—

28(1) Section 53A (codes of practice) is amended as follows....

29(1) Section 55 (victimisation) is amended as follows.

30In section 59(1) (statutory authority), for paragraphs (b) and (c)...

31(1) Section 64 (application to Crown etc) is amended as...

32In section 65(5) (which refers to proceedings before employment tribunals...

33(1) Section 67 (regulations and orders) is amended as follows....

34(1) Section 68 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

35In section 70(5A) (certain provisions extend to England and Wales...

36In Schedule 1 (provisions supplementing section 1), in paragraph 8...

37(1) Schedule 2 (modifications with which provisions mentioned in section...

38(1) Schedule 3 (enforcement and procedure) is amended as follows....

39(1) Schedule 3A (validity of contracts etc.) is amended as...

40(1) Schedule 4 (premises occupied under leases) is amended as...

Part 2Amendments related to disabled persons' badges

41Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44)

42Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)

43(1) Section 105 (exemptions from section 104) is amended as...

44(1) Section 117 (wrongful use of disabled person’s badge) is...

45Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)

46Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40)

47Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)

48Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18)

Part 3Other amendments

49Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)

50Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (c. 17)

SCHEDULE 2Repeals and revocation

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Disability Discrimination Act 2005

2005 CHAPTER 13

An Act to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; and for connected purposes.

[7th April 2005]

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:—