This Order is the third Commencement Order to be made under the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (“the Act”). The Act extensively amends the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”).

Article 2 commences sections 31AA, 31AD and 31AE of the 1995 Act, which are inserted by section 15 of the Act, on 11th June 2007 for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations, and commences section 31AF on that date for all purposes.

Article 3 commences the following provisions of the Act on 1st September 2007:

Chapter 2A of Part 4 of the 1995 Act, which is inserted by section 15 of the Act, so far as it is not already in force, and paragraphs 25, 37(3), (4)(b) and 5(b) and 50(4)(a) and (5) of Schedule 1 to the Act.