Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 1122 (C.50)
DISABLED PERSONS
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2005
Made
5th April 2005
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995(1), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2005.
(2) In this Order, “relevant document” has the meaning given to it in section 49(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Commencement
2.—(1) Section 49 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (forgery and false statements), in so far as it relates to the relevant documents referred to in paragraph (2), shall come into force on 6th April 2005.
(2) Those relevant documents are—
(a)a certificate of exemption issued under section 37 or 37A(2);
(b)a notice of a kind mentioned in section 37(8)(b) or 37A(8)(b);
(c)an accessibility certificate; and
(d)an approval certificate.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Charlotte Atkins
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport
5th April 2005
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the coming into force of section 49 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, to the extent that it relates to provisions in the Act about the carriage of guide dogs and assistance dogs in taxis and private hire vehicles, and the granting of accessibility certificates and approval certificates in respect of public service vehicles. Section 49 makes it an offence for a person, with intent to deceive, to forge, alter, use, lend or allow another person to use a relevant document, as defined in section 49(1). Section 49(4) makes it an offence to knowingly make a false statement in order to obtain certain relevant documents.
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders
(This note is not part of the Order)
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 2 | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 3 | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 4 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 5(1) to (5) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 5(6) and (7) | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 6(1) to (7), (11) and (12) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 6(8), (9) and (10) | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 7 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 8(1) to (5) and (8) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 8(6) and (7) | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 9 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 10 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 11 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 12(1), (2) , (4) and (5) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 12(3) and (6) | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 13 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 14(1) and (3) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 14(2), (4) and (5) | 1 October 1999 | 1999/1190 |
| Section 14(6) | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 15(1)(a) and (2) to (10) | 1 October 1999 | 1999/1190 |
| Section 16(1), (2) and (4) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 16(3) and (5) partially | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 16(3) to the extent not previously in force | 2 December 1996 | 1996/3003 |
| Section 16(5) to the extent not previously in force | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 17(1), (2) and (4) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 17(3) | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 18(1) and (2) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 18(3) and (4) | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 19(1)(a), (c) and (d), (2), (3), (4) (5)(a) and (b) and (6) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 19(1)(b) | 1 October 1999 | 1999/1190 |
| Section 19(5)(c) | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 20(1), (3) and (4) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 20(2), (5) and (9) | 1 October 1999 | 1999/1190 |
| Section 20(6), (7) and (8) | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 21(1), (2) (with the exception of paragraphs (a) to (c)), (4), (6) and (10) | 1 October 1999 | 1999/1190 |
| Section 21(2) to the extent it is not already in force | 1 October 2004 | 2001/2030 |
| Section 21(3) and (5) | 26 April 1999 | 1999/1190 |
| Section 22 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 23 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 24(1) to (4) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 24(5) | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 25 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 26 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 27(3) and (5) so far as it relates to paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 4 | 9 May 2001 | 2001/2030 |
| Section 27(1), (2) and (4) and, to the extent that it is not already in force, (5) | 1 October 2004 | 2001/2030 |
| Section 28 | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 29(3) | 31 July 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 30(1) to (6) | 31 July 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 31 | 31 July 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 37(5), (6), (7) and (8)(b) | 1 December 2000 | 2000/2989 |
| Section 37 to the extent not previously in force | 31 March 2001 | 2000/2989 |
| Section 38 | 1 December 2000 | 2000/2989 |
| Section 39 | 5 February 2003 | 2003/215 |
| Section 40 | 30 August 2000 | 2000/1969 |
| Section 41 | 30 August 2000 | 2000/1969 |
| Section 42 | 30 August 2000 | 2000/1969 |
| Section 43 | 30 August 2000 | 2000/1969 |
| Section 44 | 30 August 2000 | 2000/1969 |
| Section 45 | 30 August 2000 | 2000/1969 |
| Section 46 | 13 May 1998 | 1998/1282 |
| Section 47 | 13 May 1998 | 1998/1282 |
| Section 48 insofar as it relates to section 46 | 13 May 1998 | 1998/1282 |
| Section 48 to the extent not previously in force | 30 August 2000 | 2000/1969 |
| Section 50 | 1 January 1996 | 1995/3330 |
| Section 51 | 1 January 1996 | 1995/3330 |
| Section 52 | 1 January 1996 | 1995/3330 |
| Section 53 | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 54 | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 55 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 56 | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 57 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 58 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 59 | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 60 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 61 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 62(1), (2) and (7) | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 63(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6) | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 64 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 65 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 66 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 67 | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 68(1) | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 68(2) to (5) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 69 | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Section 70(4) | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Section 70(7) | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Schedule 1 (with the exception of paragraph 7) | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Schedule 1, paragraph 7 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Schedule 2 | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Schedule 3 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 2 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraph 3 | 6 June 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Schedule 4, paragraph 4 and section 16(5) insofar as it relates to it | 17 May 1996 | 1996/1336 |
| Schedule 4, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 | 1 October 2004 | 2001/2030 |
| Schedule 4, paragraphs 8 and 9 | 9 May 2001 | 2001/2030 |
| Schedule 5 | 1 January 1996 | 1995/3330 |
| Schedule 6 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
| Schedule 7 and section 70(5) insofar as is necessary to effect the repeal of sections 1, 6 to 14, 19 and 21 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 and section 2 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958 | 2 December 1996 | 1996/1474 |
Section 37A was inserted into the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 by s. 1(1) of the Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) Act 2002 (see S.I. 2003/3123 for date in force).