Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 3340
DISABLED PERSONS
The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Public Authorities) (Duty to Promote Equality) (Appointed Day) Order 2005
Made
4th December 2005
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 53A(6)(a) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995( 1 ), after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales and the Scottish Ministers, makes the following Order:
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Public Authorities) (Duty to Promote Equality) (Appointed Day) Order 2005.
Appointed Day
2. 5th December 2005 is the day appointed for the coming into effect of the Code of Practice laid before Parliament in draft on 25th October 2005 and issued by the Disability Rights Commission under section 53A(1C) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ( 2 ), entitled “The Duty to Promote Disability Equality: Statutory Code of Practice (England and Wales)”( 3 ).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Anne C McGuire
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
4th December 2005
1995 c. 50 . Section 53A was inserted by the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 (c. 17) , section 9(1), and is amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (c. 10) , section 36, S.I. 2003/1673 , and the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (c. 13) (“the 2005 Act”), section 16(2) and paragraph 28 of Schedule 1. The requirement to consult the National Assembly for Wales and the Scottish Ministers before appointing a day is imposed by subsection (6A), inserted by paragraph 28(5) of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Act.
Subsection (1C) was inserted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Act.
Issued by the Disability Rights Commission and published by TSO (The Stationery Office), ISBN 0 11 703605 6.