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(1) In section 7 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(1) (all staff of a local authority etc to be appointed on merit), in subsection (2), for paragraph (f) substitute—
“(f)sections 4, 4A, 4D and 4E of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (discrimination and duties to make adjustments in relation to employees and office-holders).”.
(2) In sections 12(1) (restriction of publicity in disability cases) and 18(1)(c) (conciliation) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996(2), for “section 8” substitute “section 17A or 25(8)”.
(3) In the Employment Act 2002(3), in Schedules 3, 4 and 5, for “Section 8 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995” (in each place it occurs) substitute “Section 17A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995”.
(4) In the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2001(4), Schedule 1, in rule 16(2), for “section 8” substitute “section 17A or 25(8)”.
(5) In the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2001(5), Schedule 1, in rule 16(2), for “section 8” substitute “section 17A or 25(8)”.