Part VIThe National Disability Council
51Codes of practice prepared by the Council
1
It shall be the duty of the Council, when asked to do so by the Secretary of State—
a
to prepare proposals for a code of practice dealing with the matters to which the Secretary of State’s request relates; or
b
to review a code and, if it considers it appropriate, propose alterations.
2
The Secretary of State may, in accordance with the procedural provisions of section 52, issue codes of practice in response to proposals made by the Council under this section.
3
A failure on the part of any person to observe any provision of a code does not of itself make that person liable to any proceedings.
4
A code is admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Act before an industrial tribunal, a county court or a sheriff court.
5
If any provision of a code appears to a tribunal or court to be relevant to any question arising in any proceedings under this Act, it shall be taken into account in determining that question.
6
In this section and section 52 “code” means a code issued by the Secretary of State under this section and includes a code which has been altered and re-issued.