The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Consequential amendments to the Order

29.  In the Order –

(a)in Article 4 (general functions of Commission) –

(i)in paragraph (1)(a), after “discrimination against” insert “and harassment of”;

(ii)in paragraph (5), in the appropriate place, insert the following –

““harassment” means anything which is harassment for the purposes of any provision of Part II or III of the 1995 Act;”;

(b)in paragraph (5) of Article 6 (non-discrimination notices), omit “discrimination”;

(c)in paragraph (11) of Article 7 (agreements in lieu of enforcement action), omit “discrimination”;

(d)in Article 8 (persistent discrimination) –

(i)in paragraph (1)(b), for “section 8” substitute “section 17A”;

(ii)in paragraph (4), after “unlawful discrimination” insert “or harassment”;

(e)in paragraph (1)(a) of Article 9 (assistance in relation to proceedings) –

(i)for “section 8” substitute “section 17A”;

(ii)after “unlawful discrimination” insert “or harassment”;

(f)omit Article 13 (procedure for amending section 7(1) of the 1995 Act);

(g)in paragraph 3(10) of Schedule 1 (investigation of unlawful acts etc.), omit “discrimination”.