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This Order makes provision under section 106 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”).
In particular, it makes provision modifying the function of the Secretary of State under the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (c. 17) (“the 1999 Act”) of appointing the Disability Rights Commissioners. Article 2 of the Order modifies the 1999 Act so as to impose a requirement that one of the Disability Rights Commissioners is to be a person who appears to the Secretary of State to have special knowledge of Scotland. The modification is made for the purpose of enabling or otherwise facilitating the adaptation of the function by virtue of section 63 of the 1998 Act.
Article 3 contains saving and transitional provisions.
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