The Disability Discrimination (Code of Practice) (Schools) (Appointed Day) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2006 No. 16

EDUCATION

The Disability Discrimination (Code of Practice) (Schools) (Appointed Day) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Made

25th January 2006

The Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 54A(6)(a) and 67(2) and (3)(a) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995(1) and now vested in it(2), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination (Code of Practice) (Schools) (Appointed Day) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006.

Code of Practice

2.  30th January 2006 is the day appointed for the coming into effect of the Disability Discrimination Code of Practice for Schools issued by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland under section 54A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 on 5th January 2006.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 25th January 2006.

L.S.

Dorothy Angus

A senior officer of the

Department of Education

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings the Disability Discrimination Code of Practice for Schools into effect on 30th January 2006. The Code of Practice was issued by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland under section 54A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

The Code provides practical guidance for Schools on how to avoid committing acts which are unlawful under, and other matters relating to, the operation of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 which came into effect from 1^st September 2005.

Failure to observe any provision of this Code does not in itself make a person liable to any proceedings but, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (the Tribunal) may take the Code into account when determining any questions arising out of proceedings under Part 111 Chapter 1 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.

Copies of the Code of Practice are available from

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

Equality House

7-9 Shaftesbury Square

Belfast

BT2 7DP

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Textphone: 028 90 500589

Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.equalityni.org

(1)

1995 c 50; section 54A was inserted by Article 11 of the Equality (Disability, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1110 (N.I. 2)) and amended by regulation 20 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No.55) and Article 41 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6))

(2)

See Article 54A(10) of 1995 c. 50 as inserted by Article 41(4) of S.I. 2005/1117(N.I.6)