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Session 2004 - 05 Internet Publications Other Bills before Parliament

Disability Discrimination Bill [HL]

Disability Discrimination Bill [HL]
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Work and Pensions, the
Department for Transport and the Department for Education and Skills, are
published separately as Bill 71—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr Secretary Johnson has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Bill [HL] are compatible
with the Convention rights.
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Disability Discrimination Bill [HL]
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Disability Discrimination Bill [HL]
Contents
Public authorities
1    Councillors and members of the Greater London Authority
2    Discrimination by public authorities
3    Duties of public authorities
4    Police
Transport
5    Application of sections 19 to 21 of the 1995 Act to transport vehicles
6    Rail vehicles: application of accessibility regulations
7    Rail vehicles: accessibility compliance certificates
8    Rail vehicles: enforcement and penalties
9    Recognition of disabled persons’ badges issued outside Great Britain
Other matters
10    Discriminatory advertisements
11    Group insurance
12    Private clubs etc.
13    Discrimination in relation to letting of premises
14    Power to modify or end small dwellings exemptions
15    General qualifications bodies
16    Improvements to let dwelling houses
17    Generalisation of section 56 of the 1995 Act in relation to Part 3 claims
18    Meaning of “disability”
Supplementary
19    Minor and consequential amendments and repeals and revocation
20    Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent
Schedule 1   —    Minor and consequential amendments
Part 1   —
Amendments of the 1995 Act
Part 2   —
Amendments related to disabled persons’ badges
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Part 3   —
Other amendments
Schedule 2   —    Repeals and revocation

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