1999 No. 2210 (C.57)
The Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 1999
Made
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 16(2) and (3) of the Disability Rights Commission Act 19991, hereby makes the following Order:—
Citation1
This Order may be cited as the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 1999.
Commencement of provisions concerning the Disability Rights Commission2
The following provisions of the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (the “Act”) shall come into force on 6th August 1999—
1
subsections (1) to (3) of section 1 (establishment of the Disability Rights Commission);
2
section 12 (regulations);
3
section 13 (interpretation);
4
subsection (1) of section 14 in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments);
5
section 15 (Crown application);
6
Schedule 1 (establishment of the Disability Rights Commission, constitution etc.); and
7
paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments).
Transitional provision3
Until the coming into force of section 1(4) of the Act, paragraph 3 of Part III of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 19982 (reserved bodies) shall apply to the National Disability Council, in addition to the Disability Rights Commission, notwithstanding the deletion of the reference to the National Disability Council by paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act.
(This note is not part of the Order)