1996 No. 560 (C. 27)
DISABLED PERSONS
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996
Made 2nd December 1996

The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 70(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1995 c. 50; section 70(3) is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 48(1) of Schedule 8

1 Citation
This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.

2 Appointed day
The day appointed for the coming into operation of section 16(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, to the extent that it is not already in operation, is 2nd December 1996.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on
W. B. Smith Assistant Secretary 2nd December 1996.

(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order brings into operation on 2nd December 1996 section 16(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to the extent that it is not already in operation. Section 16(3) in so far as it relates to the definition of “sub-lease” and “sub-tenancy” was brought into operation on 30th May 1996.
(This note is not part of the Order.)
Provision	Date of commencement	S.R. No.
Sections 1, 2 and 3	30th May 1996	1996 No. 219 (C. 9)
Section 4	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 5(1) to (5)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 5(6) and (7)	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 6(1) to (7), (11) and (12)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 6(8), (9) and (10)	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Sections 7, 8(1) to (5) and (8)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 8(6) and (7)	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Sections 9, 10, 11, 12(1), (2), (4) and (5)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 12(3) and (6)	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 13, 14(1) and (3)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 14(6)	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 16(1), (2) and (4)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 16(3) in so far as it relates to the definition of “sub-lease” and “sub-tenancy”	30th May 1996	1996 No. 219 (C. 9)
Section 16(5) to the extent not already in force	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 17(1), (2) and (4)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 17(3)	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 18(1) and (2)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 18(3) and (4)	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 19(1)(a), (c) and (d), (2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 19(5)(c)	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Sections 20(1), (3) and (4), 22, 23, 24(1) to (4)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 20(6), (7) and (8)	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 24(5)	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Sections 25 and 26	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 28	30th May 1996	1996 No. 219 (C. 9)
Sections 50, 51 and 52	2nd January 1996	1996 No. 1 (C. 1)
Sections 53, 54 and 56	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Sections 55, 57 and 58	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 59	30th May 1996	1996 No. 219 (C. 9)
Sections 60 and 61	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 62(1), (2) and (7)	30th May 1996	1996 No. 219 (C. 9)
Sections 64 and 66	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 67, 68(1) and 69	30th May 1996	1996 No. 219 (C. 9)
Section 68(2) to (5) and 70(4)	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Section 70(7) and Schedule 1 (with the exception of paragraph 7)	30th May 1996	1996 No. 219 (C. 9)
Schedule 1, paragraph 7	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Schedule 2	30th May 1996	1996 No. 219 (C. 9)
Schedule 3 and Schedule 4, Part I, paragraphs 1 and 2	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Schedule 4, paragraph 4 and section 16(5) in so far as it relates to it	30th May 1996	1996 No. 219 (C. 9)
Schedule 4, Part I, paragraph 3	11th July 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)
Schedule 5	2nd January 1996	1996 No. 1 (C. 1)
Schedule 6, Schedule 7 and section 70(5) in so far as is necessary to effect the repeal of sections 1, 6 to 14, 19 and 21 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 and the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1960	2nd December 1996	1996 No. 280 (C. 13)