1999 No. 196 (C. 18)
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
Made
The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 70(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 19951 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999.
2
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19542 shall apply to this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Appointed days2
1
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 specified in Article 3 is 26th April 1999.
2
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 specified in Article 4 is 1st October 1999.
Provisions commenced on 26th April 19993
The provisions referred to in Article 2(1) are-
a
section 21(3) (regulations affecting the duty of providers of services to make adjustments);
b
section 21(5) (regulations affecting the duty of providers of services to make adjustments).
Provisions commenced on 1st October 19994
The provisions referred to in Article 2(2) are-
a
section 14(2), (4) and (5) (meaning of discrimination in relation to trade organisations);
b
section 15(1)(a) and (2) to (10) (duty of trade organisations to make adjustments);
c
section 19(1)(b) (discrimination in relation to goods, facilities and services);
d
section 20(2) (meaning of “discrimination”);
e
section 20(5) (costs disregard);
f
section 20(9) (meaning of “treatment”);
g
section 21(1), (2)(d), (4), (6) and (10) (duty of providers of services to make adjustments).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on
(This note is not part of the Order.)
(This note is not part of the Order.)
The following provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, as modified in its application to Northern Ireland by Schedule 8 thereof, have been brought into operation by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order:—
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.R. No. |
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Sections 1, 2 and 3 | 30th May 1996 | |
Sections 4 and 5(1) to (5) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 5(6) and (7) | 11th July 1996 | |
Section 6(1) to (7), (11) and (12) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 6(8), (9) and (10) | 11th July 1996 | |
Sections 7, 8(1) to (5) and (8) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 8(6) and (7) | 11th July 1996 1 | |
Sections 9, 10, 11, 12(1), (2), (4) and (5) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 12(3) and (6) | 11th July 1996 | |
Section 13, 14(1) and (3) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 14(6) | 11th July 1996 | |
Section 16(1), (2) and (4) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 16(3) and (5) partially | 30th May 1996 | |
Section 16(3) to the extent not previously in operation | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 16(5) to the extent not previously in operation | 11th July 1996 | |
Section 17(1), (2) and (4) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 17(3) | 11th July 1996 | |
Section 18(1) and (2) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 18(3) and (4) | 11th July 1996 | |
Section 19(1)(a), (c) and (d), (2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 19(5)(c) | 11th July 1996 | |
Sections 20(1), (3) and (4), 22, 23 and 24(1) to (4) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 20(6), (7) and (8) | 11th July 1996 | |
Section 24(5) | 11th July 1996 | |
Sections 25 and 26 | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 28 | 30th May 1996 | |
Sections 46 and 47, and section 48 in so far as it relates to section 46 | 13th May 1998 | |
Sections 50, 51 and 52 | 2nd January 1996 | |
Sections 53, 54 and 56 | 11th July 1996 | |
Sections 55, 57 and 58 | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 59 | 30th May 1996 | |
Sections 60 and 61 | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 62(1), (2) and (7) | 30th May 1996 | |
Sections 64 and 66 | 2nd December 1996 | |
Sections 67, 68(1) and 69 | 30th May 1996 | |
Section 68(2) to (5) and 70(4) | 2nd December 1996 | |
Section 70(7) and Schedule 1 (with the exception of paragraph 7) | 30th May 1996 | |
Schedule 1, paragraph 7 | 2nd December 1996 | |
Schedule 2 | 30th May 1996 | |
Schedule 3 and Schedule 4, Part I, paragraphs 1 and 2 | 2nd December 1996 | |
Schedule 4, Part I, paragraph 3 | 11th July 1996 | |
Schedule 4, paragraph 4 and section 16(5) in so far as it relates to it | 30th May 1996 | |
Schedule 5 | 2nd January 1996 | |
Schedule 6, Schedule 7 and section 70(5) in so far as is necessary to effect the repeal of sections 1, 6 to 14, 19 and 21 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 and the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1960 | 2nd December 1996 |