SCHEDULES
E3SCHEDULE 6 Consequential Amendments
Employment and Training Act 1973 (c. 50)
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In section 12(1) of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (duty of Secretary of State to give preference to ex-service men and women in exercising certain powers in respect of disabled persons) —
a
for “persons registered as handicapped by disablement” substitute “disabled persons”; and
b
for the words after “disabled person” substitute “has the same meaning as in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.”
Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c. 44)
2
In section 136(1) of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (appeals to Employment Appeal Tribunal), at the end insert—
ff
the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
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Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)
4
In paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 to the Companies Act 1985 (disclosure in directors’ report of company policy in relation to disabled persons), in the definition of “disabled person” in sub-paragraph (4)(b), for “Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944” substitute “
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
”
.
Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
5
In section 7 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (all staff of a local authority etc. to be appointed on merit), in subsection (2)—
a
paragraph (a) shall be omitted;
b
the word “and” at the end of paragraph (d) shall be omitted; and
c
after paragraph (e) insert—
; and
f
sections 5 and 6 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (meaning of discrimination and duty to make adjustments).
Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35)
6
In section 16 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (duty of certain Scottish bodies to give preference to ex-service men and women in exercising powers to select disabled persons for training), in subsection (2), for “said Act of 1944” substitute “
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
”
.
In its application to Northern Ireland, this Schedule has effect as substituted by Sch. 8 para. 53, and the Schedule is amended (N.I.) (24.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16), art. 257, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)