2001 No. 2030 (C. 67)
DISABLED PERSONS
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2001
Made 8th May 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, hereby makes the following Order:—
1995 c. 50.

1 Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2001.
2 In this Order, “the Act” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

Appointed days
2 The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 9th May 2001—
(a) section 27(3) (definitions);
(b) section 27(5) so far as it relates to the provisions referred to in paragraph (c) below;
(c) in Schedule 4—
(i) paragraph 8 (regulations), and
(ii) paragraph 9 (sub-leases etc.).
3 The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 1st October 2004—
(a) section 21(2) (duty of providers of services to make adjustments) to the extent that it is not already in force;
(b) sections 27(1), (2), (4) and, to the extent that it is not already in force, (5);
(c) the remaining provisions of Schedule 4 not already in force, namely—
(i) paragraph 5 (failure to obtain consent to an alteration);
(ii) paragraph 6 (reference to court); and
(iii) paragraph 7 (joining lessors in proceedings under section 25).
Margaret Hodge Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 8th May 2001

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the coming into force—
(a) on 9th May 2001 of certain Regulation making powers, and some interpretation provisions, contained in section 27 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“the Act”);
(b) on 1st October 2004 of
(i) section 21(2) of the Act (to the extent that it is not already in force) which relates to the duty of providers of services to make reasonable adjustments for disabled persons; and
(ii) sections 27(1), (2), (4) and (to the extent that it is not already in force) (5) of, and Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 4 to, the Act, which relate to obtaining the consent of a lessor to alterations to premises occupied under a lease; failure of a service provider to obtain such consent; referring a refusal by a lessor to grant unconditional consent to such an alteration to court; joining a lessor in proceedings under section 25.
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No
Section 1	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 2	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 3	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 4	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 5(1) to (5)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 5(6) and (7)	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 6(1) to (7), (11) and (12)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 6(8), (9) and (10)	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 7	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 8(1) to (5) and (8)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 8(6) and (7)	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 9	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 10	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 11	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 12(1), (2), (4) and (5)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 12(3) and (6)	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 13	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 14(1) and (3)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 14(2), (4) and (5)	1st October 1999	1999/1190
Section 14(6)	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 15(1)(a) and (2) to (10)	1st October 1999	1999/1190
Section 16(1), (2) and (4)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 16(3) and (5) partially	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 16(3) to the extent not previously in force	2nd December 1996	1996/3003
Section 16(5) to the extent not previously in force	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 17(1), (2) and (4)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 17(3)	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 18(1) and (2)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 18(3) and (4)	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 19(1)(a), (c) and (d), (2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 19(1)(b)	1st October 1999	1999/1190
Section 19(5)(c)	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 20(1), (3) and (4)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 20(2), (5) and (9)	1st October 1999	1999/1190
Section 20(6), (7) and (8)	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 21(1), (2) (with the exception of paragraphs (a) to (c)), (4), (6) and (10)	1st October 1999	1999/1190
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No
Section 21(3) and (5)	26th April 1999	1999/1190
Section 22	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 23	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 24(1) to (4)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 24(5)	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 25	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 26	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 28	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 29(3)	31st July 1996	1996/1474
Section 30(1) to (6)	31st July 1996	1996/1474
Section 31	31st July 1996	1996/1474
Section 37(5), (6) and (7), and (8)(b)	1st December 2000	2000/2989
Section 37 to the extent not previously in force	31st March 2001	2000/2989
Section 38	1st December 2000	2000/2989
Section 40	30th August 2000	2000/1969
Section 41	30th August 2000	2000/1969
Section 42	30th August 2000	2000/1969
Section 43	30th August 2000	2000/1969
Section 44	30th August 2000	2000/1969
Section 45	30th August 2000	2000/1969
Section 46	13th May 1998	1998/1282
Section 47	13th May 1998	1998/1282
Section 48 insofar as it relates to section 46	13th May 1998	1998/1282
Section 48 to the extent not previously in force	30th August 2000	2000/1969
Section 50	1st January 1996	1995/3330
Section 51	1st January 1996	1995/3330
Section 52	1st January 1996	1995/3330
Section 53	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 54	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 55	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 56	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Section 57	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 58	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 59	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 60	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 61	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 62(1), (2) and (7)	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 63(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 64	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 65	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 66	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 67	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 68(1)	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 68(2) to (5)	2nd December 1996	1996/1336
Section 69	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Section 70(4)	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Section 70(7)	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Schedule 1 (with the exception of paragraph 7)	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Schedule 1, paragraph 7	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Schedule 2	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Schedule 3	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 2	2nd December 1996	1996/1474
Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraph 3	6th June 1996	1996/1474
Schedule 4, paragraph 4 and section 16(5) insofar as it relates to it	17th May 1996	1996/1336
Schedule 5	1st January 1996	1995/3330
Schedule 6	2nd 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	2nd December 1996	1996/1474