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<Text>References in this Act to “BSL” are to—</Text>
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<Text>the visual form of British Sign Language, and</Text>
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<Text>the tactile form of British Sign Language used and understood by some deafblind people.</Text>
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<Text>But the references to BSL in sections 3(4)(b), 4(3)(b), 5(8), 7(2), 8(3)(c), and paragraph 1 of the Schedule, are to the visual form only.</Text>
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