The Disability Discrimination (Services and Premises) Regulations 1996 / [Department of Social Security].

  • Great Britain.
Date:
1996
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Credit: The Disability Discrimination (Services and Premises) Regulations 1996 / [Department of Social Security]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Peele eek rete oN ok a UM, EN TS 1996 No. 1836 DISABLED PERSONS The Disability Discrimination (Services and Premises) Regulations 1996 Made SOG EAS 15th July 1996 Laid before Parliament 18th July 1996 Coming into force 2nd December 1996 The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 19(5)(c), 20(7) and (8), 24(5), 67(2) and (3) and 68(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995(a), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: Citation, commencement and interpretation 1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Disability Discrimination (Services and Premises) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 2nd December 1996. (2) In these Regulations— “the Act” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; “incepted” refers to the time when the liability to risk of an insurer under a policy of insurance commenced; “insurance business” has the same meaning as in the Insurance Companies Act 1982(b); “insurer” means an insurance company as defined in section 96 of the Insurance Companies Act 1982. (3) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference— (a) to a numbered regulation is to the regulation in these Regulations bearing that number; (b). in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation bearing that number; (c) ina paragraph to a lettered or numbered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph in that paragraph bearing that letter or number. Circumstances in which less favourable treatment is justified: insurance 2.—(1) Where, for a reason which relates to the disabled person’s disability, a provider of services treats a disabled person less favourably than he treats or would treat others to whom that reason does not or would not apply, that treatment shall be taken to be justified for the purposes of section 20 of the Act in the circumstances specified in paragraph (2). (a) 1995 c. 50; section 68(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. (b) 1982 c. 50.