[F514DPractical work experience: duty to make adjustmentsE+W+S
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Extent Information
E1This section extended to England, Wales and Scotland only; a separate s. 14D exists for Northern Ireland only.
Textual Amendments
F5Ss. 13-14D and cross-headings substituted for ss. 13-15 (E.W.S.) (3.7.2003 for certain purposes and 1.10.2004 otherwise) by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1673), regs. 1(2)(3), 13
F6Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010 (except for the repeal of ss. 49A-49D) and 5.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), 216(3), Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted (1.10.2010) by S.I. 2010/2279, Sch. 2) (with ss. 6(4), 205, and with amendments and savings in the said S.I. 2010/2279, art. 16); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2(15)(f) (with arts. 4-25, Schs. 1-16); S.I. 2011/1066, art. 2(h)
[F414DPractical work experience: duty to make adjustmentsN.I.
(1)Where –
(a)a provision, criterion or practice applied by or on behalf of a placement provider, or
(b)any physical feature of premises occupied by the placement provider,
places the disabled person concerned at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are not disabled, it is the duty of the placement provider to take such steps as it is reasonable, in all the circumstances of the case, for him to have to take in order to prevent the provision, criterion or practice, or feature, having that effect.
(2)In this section, “the disabled person concerned” means –
(a)in the case of a provision, criterion or practice for determining to whom a work placement should be offered, any disabled person who is, or has notified the placement provider that he may be, an applicant for that work placement;
(b)in any other case, a disabled person who is –
(i)an applicant for the work placement concerned, or
(ii)undertaking a work placement with the placement provider.
(3)Nothing in this section imposes any duty on a placement provider in relation to the disabled person concerned if he does not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know –
(a)in the case of an applicant or potential applicant, that the disabled person concerned is, or may be, an applicant for the work placement; or
(b)in any case, that that person has a disability and is likely to be affected in the way mentioned in subsection (1).]
Extent Information
E2This section extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate s. 14D for England, Wales and Scotland only repealed (1.10.2010).