Disability Discrimination Act 2005 Explanatory Notes

Paragraph 22

208.This substitutes subsection (1A)(8) of section 26 (which renders void certain terms of agreements, for example those which require the commission of unlawful acts of discrimination). The new provision ensures that section 26 does not apply to terms of contracts or other agreements relating to employment services or group insurance arrangements. (Such terms are to be covered by Schedule 3A to the DDA instead: see paragraph 39 below)

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Section 26(1A) is inserted into the DDA by the Amendment Regulations with effect from 1st October 2004.

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