Disability Discrimination Act 1995
117. In section 28J (procedure)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)after “Regulations may” insert “, with the agreement of the Welsh Ministers,”;
(ii)in paragraph (a) before “Tribunal” insert “Welsh”; and
(iii)in paragraph (b) after “claim” insert “to the Welsh Tribunal”;
(b)in subsection (2)(b) and (k) before “Tribunal” insert “Welsh”;
(c)omit subsection (2A);
(d)in subsection (3) omit “the Tribunal or”;
(e)in subsection (5)—
(i)after “State may” insert “, with the agreement of the Welsh Ministers,”; and
(ii)omit “the Tribunal or”;
(f)omit subsection (6);
(g)in subsection (7) omit “the Tribunal or”;
(h)in subsection (8)(b) for “Tribunal” substitute “First-tier Tribunal”;
(i)after subsection (9) insert—
“(9A) A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement which—
(a)is imposed by Tribunal Procedure Rules in relation to claims of unlawful discrimination under this Chapter made to the First-tier Tribunal, and
(b)corresponds to a requirement mentioned in subsection (9)(a) or (b),
is guilty of an offence.”; and
(j)in subsection (10) after “subsection (9)” insert “or (9A)”.