EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe the relevant qualifications in respect of which it is unlawful for a general qualifications body to discriminate against a disabled person, (Regulation 2 and the Schedule).
Regulation 3 states that the granting of an exemption from one or more components of an assessment or examination leading to the award of a relevant qualification, in the circumstances specified, is always a reasonable step for a general qualifications body to take.
Regulation 4 describes what is to be treated as a physical feature for the purposes of the duties imposed on general qualifications bodies by the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.
Regulation 5 defines the meaning of “lease”.