UKPGA-2005-13 — Disability Discrimination Act 2005

preamble

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

s. 1 — Councillors and members of the Greater London Authority

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s. 2 — Discrimination by public authorities

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s. 3 — Duties of public authorities

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s. 4 — Police

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s. 5 — Application of sections 19 to 21 of the 1995 Act to transport vehicles

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s. 6 — Rail vehicles: application of accessibility regulations

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s. 7 — Rail vehicles: accessibility compliance certificates

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s. 8 — Rail vehicles: enforcement and penalties

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s. 9 — Recognition of disabled persons' badges issued outside Great Britain

In the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44), after section 21 there is inserted—

s. 10 — Discriminatory advertisements

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s. 11 — Group insurance

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s. 12 — Private clubs etc.

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s. 13 — Discrimination in relation to letting of premises

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s. 14 — Power to modify or end small dwellings exemptions

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s. 15 — General qualifications bodies

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s. 16 — Improvements to let dwelling houses

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s. 17 — Generalisation of section 56 of the 1995 Act in relation to Part 3 claims

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s. 18 — Meaning of “disability”

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s. 19 — Minor and consequential amendments and repeals and revocation

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s. 20 — Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent

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Minor and consequential amendments

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Amendments of the 1995 Act

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Section 64 (application to Crown etc) is amended as follows.

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Before subsection (1) there is inserted—

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In subsection (1) (Act applies to certain acts done on behalf of the Crown as to acts done by private persons), after “This Act” there is inserted “ ;, other than the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (A1), ”.

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In subsection (2A) (subsections (1) and (2) have effect subject to section 64A), for “(1) and” there is substituted “ ;(A1) to ”.

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Section 67 (regulations and orders) is amended as follows.

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In subsection (1) (powers to be exercised by statutory instrument), after “Any power under this Act” there is inserted “ ;of the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales ”.

Sch 1 para 33(3)

In subsection (3)(a) (power to make such incidental etc. provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient), for “Secretary of State” there is substituted “ ;person by whom the power is exercisable ”.

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After subsection (3) there is inserted—

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For subsections (4) and (5) (instruments containing orders under section 50(3), which has been repealed, to be subject to affirmative procedure and, with certain exceptions, other instruments to be subject to annulment) there is substituted—

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Section 68 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

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Sch 1 para 34(6)

In subsection (1), in the definition of “regulations”, after “Secretary of State” there is inserted “ ;, except in sections 2(3), 28D, 28L(6), 28Q(7), 33, 49D to 49F and 67 (provisions where the meaning of “regulations is apparent)”.

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Amendments related to disabled persons' badges

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In section 21(4) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (badges for display on motor vehicles used by institutions concerned with the care of disabled people), for “institution” there is substituted “ ;organisation ” in both places where it occurs.

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The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 shall have effect with the following amendments.

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Section 105 (exemptions from section 104) is amended as follows.

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In subsection (1), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—.

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After subsection (6) there is inserted—

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Section 117 (wrongful use of disabled person’s badge) is amended as follows.

Sch 1 para 44(2)

In subsection (1), for “this section” there is substituted “ this subsection ” in both places where it occurs.

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After subsection (1) there is inserted—

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In subsection (3), at the end there is inserted—

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Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (prosecution and punishment of offences) shall have effect with the following amendments.

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After the entry for section 105(5) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, there is inserted—

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In the entry for section 117 of that Act, for “117” there is substituted “ ;117(1) ”.

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After that entry there is inserted—

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Section 70 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (exemptions from section 69 of that Act) shall have effect with the following amendments.

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In subsection (1), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—.

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After subsection (2) there is inserted—

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Paragraph 46 of Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003 (provision to give effect to clamping orders) shall have effect with the following amendments.

Sch 1 para 47(2)

In sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “badge” there is inserted “ ;or a current recognised badge ”.

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In sub-paragraph (3), at the end there is inserted—

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Sch 1 para 48(1)

Section 79 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (immobilisation of vehicle where penalty charge payable) shall have effect with the following amendments.

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After subsection (5) there is inserted—

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In subsection (7), after the definition of “parking place” there is inserted—

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Other amendments

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In section 18 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986, after subsection (3) (regulations and orders to be made by statutory instrument and, with the exception of commencement orders, to be subject to annulment) there is inserted—

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Repeals and revocation

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In sections 16A(2)(b) and 16B(3)(i), the words “(within the meaning of Part 3)”.

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Section 17A(1B).

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Section 18.

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In section 46—subsections (3) and (4), in subsection (6), the definition of “operator”, and subsections (8) to (10).

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In section 48(1) and (3), the words “or 46”.

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In section 49(1)(c), the word “or” at the end.

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Section 55(6).

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In section 68(1)—in the definition of “enactment”, the words “(except in section 56(5))”, and in the definition of “mental impairment”, the words “or the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984”.

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In Schedule 1, paragraph 1(1).

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In Schedule 3A, in paragraph 2(3)(b), the word “or” at the end.

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Section 11.

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In Schedule 4, paragraph 3(2).

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Section 38(7).

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In Schedule 7, paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 6 and 9.

UKPGA-2005-13 Disability Discrimination Act 2005 UK

Public authorities

Transport

Other matters

Supplementary

Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44)

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)

Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)

Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40)

Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)

Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18)

Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)

Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (c. 17)