The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further Education) Regulations 2007

Amendment of the Act

2.  In paragraph 6 of Schedule 4C to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995(1) (modifications of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Act where further education etc. is provided by schools etc.), in subsection (6) of the substituted 28R, for the definition of “Recreational or training facilities” substitute—

““Recreational or training facilities” means—

(a)

in the case of a local education authority in England, any facilities secured by the authority under section 507A or 507B of the Education Act 1996(2) (functions of local education authorities in England in respect of recreation etc.), and

(b)

in the case of a local education authority in Wales, any facilities secured by the authority under subsection (1), or provided by them under subsection (1A), of section 508 of that Act (functions of local education authorities in Wales in respect of recreation and social and physical training).”

(1)

1995 c.50: Schedule 4C was inserted by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (c.10) Schedule 5, and substituted by S.I. 2006/1721.

(2)

1996 c. 56: Sections 507A and 507B were inserted by section 6 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006; section 508 was amended by section 137 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21).