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

PART IINTRODUCTORY

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

2Transitional provisions

3Amendment of the Act and other legislation

PART IIAMENDMENTS TO THE ACT

4Meaning of “discrimination” and “harassment”

5Employment, contract workers, office-holders, occupational pension schemes and repeal of sections 5, 6 and 17

7Repeal of exemption for small businesses

10Repeal of section 9

11Repeal of section 10

12Repeal of sections 11 and 12

13Trade and professional bodies; qualifications bodies; practical work experience

14Alterations to premises occupied under leases

15Other unlawful acts

16Enforcement of sections 16B and 16C; validity of contracts, collective agreements and rules of undertakings

17Supplementary and general; charities etc.

18Interpretation of Part II

19Amendments to Part III

20Codes of Practice

21Victimisation

22Help for persons suffering discrimination

23Statutory authority and national security etc.

24Application to the Crown etc.

26Repeal of section 66

27Interpretation

28Amendments to Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 8

PART IIICONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDER AND OTHER LEGISLATION

29Consequential amendments to the Order

30Consequential amendments to other legislation

SCHEDULEVALIDITY OF CONTRACTS, COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS AND RULES OF UNDERTAKINGS

2004 No. 55

DISABLED PERSONS

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

Made20th February 2004

Coming into operation1st October 2004

The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, being a department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 in relation to discrimination2, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: