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Disability Discrimination Act 1995

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Section 2(2).

SCHEDULE 2Past Disabilities

1The modifications referred to in section 2 are as follows.

2References in Parts II and III to a disabled person are to be read as references to a person who has had a disability.

3In section 6(1), after “not disabled” insert “and who have not had a disability”.

4In section 6(6), for “has” substitute “has had”.

5For paragraph 2(1) to (3) of Schedule 1, substitute—

“(1)The effect of an impairment is a long-term effect if it has lasted for at least 12 months.

(2)Where an impairment ceases to have a substantial adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, it is to be treated as continuing to have that effect if that effect recurs.

(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the recurrence of an effect shall be disregarded in prescribed circumstances.”

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