SCHEDULES
E2C1SCHEDULE 1 Provisions Supplementing Section 1
S. 1, Sch. 1 applied (N.I.) (6.4.2005) by The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order (S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)), {art. 2(3)}
Progressive conditions
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Where—
a
a person has a progressive condition (such as cancer, multiple sclerosis or muscular dystrophy or F2HIV infection),
b
as a result of that condition, he has an impairment which has (or had) an effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, but
c
that effect is not (or was not) a substantial adverse effect,
he shall be taken to have an impairment which has such a substantial adverse effect if the condition is likely to result in his having such an impairment.
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Regulations may make provision, for the purposes of this paragraph—
a
for conditions of a prescribed description to be treated as being progressive;
b
for conditions of a prescribed description to be treated as not being progressive.
In its application to Northern Ireland, this Schedule has effect subject to the modifications set out in Sch. 8; see s. 70(6)