Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 U.K. Modifications of this Act in its application to Northern Ireland

Extent Information

E1 Sch. 8 extends to the United Kingdom but the operation of Sch. 8 is limited by application as mentioned in s. 70(6).

47 (1) For section 68(1) substitute—

“(1) In this Act—

• “accessibility certificate” means a certificate issued under section 41(1)(a);

• “act” includes a deliberate omission;

• “the Agency” means the Labour Relations Agency;

• “approval certificate” means a certificate issued under section 42(4);

• “the Assembly” means the Northern Ireland Assembly;

• “benefits”, in Part II, has the meaning given in section 4(4);

• “the Department of Economic Development” means the Department of Economic Development in Northern Ireland;

• “the Department of the Environment” means the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland;

• “the Department of Health and Social Services” means the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland;

• “employment” means, subject to any prescribed provision, employment under a contract of service or of apprenticeship or a contract personally to do work and related expressions are to be construed accordingly;

• “employment at an establishment in Northern Ireland” is to be construed in accordance with subsections (2) to (5);

• “enactment” means any statutory provision within the meaning of section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;

• “government department” means a Northern Ireland department or a department of the Government of the United Kingdom;

• “Minister of the Crown” includes the Treasury;

• “Northern Ireland department” includes (except in sections 51 and 52) the head of a Northern Ireland department;

• “occupational pension scheme” has the same meaning as in the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;

• “premises”, includes land of any description;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “profession” includes any vocation or occupation;

• “provider of services” has the meaning given in section 19(2)(b);

• “public service vehicle” and “regulated public service vehicle” have the meaning given in section 40;

• “PSV accessibility regulations” means regulations made under section 40(1);

• “rail vehicle” and “regulated rail vehicle” have the meaning given in section 46;

• “rail vehicle accessibility regulations” means regulations made under section 46(1);

• “regulations” means—

  (a)

  in Parts I and II of this Act, section 66, the definition of “employment” above and subsections (3) and (4) below, regulations made by the Department of Economic Development;

  (b)

  in Part V of this Act, regulations made by the Department of the Environment;

  (c)

  in any other provision of this Act, regulations made by the Department of Health and Social Services.

• “section 6 duty” means any duty imposed by or under section 6;

• “section 15 duty” means any duty imposed by or under section 15;

• “section 21 duty” means any duty imposed by or under section 21;

• “taxi” and “regulated taxi” have the meaning given in section 32;

• “taxi accessibility regulations” means regulations made under section 32(1);

• “trade” includes any business;

• “trade organisation” has the meaning given in section 13;

• “vehicle examiner” means an officer of the Department of the Environment authorised by that Department for the purposes of sections 41 and 42.”.

[F1 (2) In section 68—

(a) for subsection (2) substitute— “

(2) Where an employee does his work wholly outside Northern Ireland, his employment is not to be treated as being work at an establishment in Northern Ireland. ”; and

(b) in subsections (3) and (4) for “Great Britain” wherever it occurs substitute “Northern Ireland”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 8 para. 47(2) substituted (N.I.) (9.3.2000) by S.R. 2000/8, reg. 3