Amendments of existing provisions about public sector equality duties16
1
The Disability Discrimination Act 199515 is amended as follows.
2
In section 49A16, subsection (1)(a) for “discrimination that is unlawful under this Act” substitute “unlawful discrimination and victimisation”.
3
In subsection (2) for “other provision of this Act” substitute “provision of the Equality Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”), so far as relating to disability”.
4
After that subsection insert —
3
In this section—
a
“discrimination” means disability discrimination within the meaning of sections 25(2)(a), (b) and (d) of the 2010 Act;
b
“disability” and “disabled person” each have the same meaning as in section 6 of the 2010 Act; and
c
“victimisation” means victimisation within the meaning of section 27 of that Act where the protected act in question relates to disability.
5
Despite the repeal of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) by Schedule 27 to the Act, the following provisions of the 1995 Act, so far as they relate to sections 49A to 49D17 of that Act, continue to have effect—
a
section 21B(3)18 (list of public authorities excluded from duty not to discriminate),
b
section 6419 (Crown application),
c
section 6720 (orders and regulations) and
d
in section 68 (interpretation) the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.