The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further Education) Regulations 2007
Made
25th June 2007
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 183 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006(1).
In accordance with section 182(3)(c) of that Act a draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
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Citation, commencement and extent
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further Education) Regulations 2007 and come into force on the seventh day after the day on which they are made.
(2)
These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.
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Amendment of the Act
In paragraph 6 of Schedule 4C to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995(2) (modifications of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Act where further education etc. is provided by schools etc.), in subsection (6) of the substituted 28R, for the definition of “Recreational or training facilities” substitute—
““Recreational or training facilities” means—
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in the case of a local education authority in England, any facilities secured by the authority under section 507A or 507B of the Education Act 1996(3) (functions of local education authorities in England in respect of recreation etc.), and
(b)
in the case of a local education authority in Wales, any facilities secured by the authority under subsection (1), or provided by them under subsection (1A), of section 508 of that Act (functions of local education authorities in Wales in respect of recreation and social and physical training).”
These Regulations amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) in consequence of the provisions of section 6 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). Section 6 of the 2006 Act relates to local education authority functions in respect of youth work, recreation etc. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act purports to make a consequential amendment to the 1995 Act, but refers to a subsection which had ceased to have effect on the coming into force on 1st September 2006 of amendments made by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further and Higher Education) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1721). Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act is therefore ineffective.
