Chronically Sick And Disabled Persons (Amendment) Act 1976

• Citation: 1976 c. 49
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Amendment of Chronically Sick an d Disabled Persons Act 1970.

In section 4(2) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, after the words “of section 8” there shall inserted the words “or in subsection (2) of section 8A”.

Section 2 Access to, and facilities at, offices and other premises.

After section 8 of the said Act there shall be inserted the following section:

Access to, and facilities at, offices and other premises.

(8A)

(1) Any persons undertaking the provision of premises mentioned in subsection (2) below shall in the means of access both to and within the premises, and in the parking facilities and sanitary conveniences to be available (if any), make provision, in so far as it is in the circumstances both practicable and reasonable, for the needs of persons using the premises who are disabled.

(2) Premises to which this section applies are:—

(a) office premises, shop premises and railway premises to which the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 applies;

(b) premises which are deemed to be such premises for the purposes of that Act, and

(c) factories are defined by section 175 of the Factories Act 1961,

being (in each case) premises in which persons are employed to work.

Section 3 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Amendment) Act 1976.