Disability Discrimination Act 2005

• Citation: 2005 c. 13
• Sections: 70

Section 1 Councillors and members of the Greater London Authority

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Section 2 Discrimination by public authorities

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Section 3 Duties of public authorities

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Section 4 Police

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Section 5 Application of sections 19 to 21 of the 1995 Act to transport vehicles

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Section 6 Rail vehicles: application of accessibility regulations

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Section 7 Rail vehicles: accessibility compliance certificates

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Section 8 Rail vehicles: enforcement and penalties

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Section 9 Recognition of disabled persons' badges issued outside Great Britain

In the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44), after section 21 there is inserted—

Recognition of badges issued outside Great Britain

(21A)

(1) For the purposes of this section and section 21B, a “recognised badge” means—

(a) a badge issued under section 14 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, or any provision replacing that section, as from time to time amended, or

(b) a badge issued under provisions of the law of any jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom that are specified in regulations made by the appropriate national authority.

(2) In exercising the power under subsection (1)(b), the appropriate national authority may specify a provision only if it appears to the authority that badges issued under the provision are issued by reference to persons who are, or include, disabled persons.

(3) A recognised badge may be displayed on a motor vehicle only in such circumstances and in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations made by the appropriate national authority.

(4) A person who drives a motor vehicle on a road (within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act 1988) at a time when a badge purporting to be a recognised badge is displayed on the vehicle is guilty of an offence unless the badge is a recognised badge and is displayed in accordance with regulations made under subsection (3).

(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(6) Where it appears to a constable or enforcement officer that there is displayed on any motor vehicle a badge purporting to be a recognised badge, he may require any person who—

(a) is in the vehicle, or

(b) appears to have been in, or to be about to get into, the vehicle,

to produce the badge for inspection.

(7) The power conferred on an enforcement officer by subsection (6) is exercisable only for purposes connected with the discharge of his functions in relation to a stationary vehicle.

(8) A person who without reasonable excuse fails to produce a badge when required to do so under subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(9) In this section “enforcement officer” has the meaning given by section 21(4BB).

Recognised badges treated as badges under section 21 for certain purposes

(21B)

(1) The concessions mentioned in subsection (2) shall apply in respect of vehicles lawfully displaying a recognised badge as they apply in respect of vehicles lawfully displaying a badge issued under section 21.

(2) The concessions are—

(a) any exemption from an order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 given by reference to vehicles lawfully displaying a badge issued under section 21;

(b) any provision made in an order under that Act for the use of a parking place by such vehicles.

(3) The appropriate national authority may by regulations provide that recognised badges are to be treated, for purposes specified in the regulations, as if they were badges issued under section 21.

Sections 21A and 21B: regulations and interpretation

(21C)

(1) Any power to make regulations under section 21A or 21B—

(a) is exercisable by statutory instrument, and

(b) includes power—

(i) to make different provision for different cases, and

(ii) to make incidental, supplementary, transitional or consequential provision.

(2) A statutory instrument containing regulations made under section 21A or 21B by the Secretary of State is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(3) In sections 21A and 21B, “appropriate national authority” means—

(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b) in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales.

Section 10 Discriminatory advertisements

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Section 11 Group insurance

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Section 12 Private clubs etc.

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Section 13 Discrimination in relation to letting of premises

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Section 14 Power to modify or end small dwellings exemptions

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Section 15 General qualifications bodies

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Section 16 Improvements to let dwelling houses

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Section 17 Generalisation of section 56 of the 1995 Act in relation to Part 3 claims

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Section 18 Meaning of “disability”

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Section 19 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals and revocation

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Section 20 Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent

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Section 1

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Section 2

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Section 3

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Section 4

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Section 5

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Section 6

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Section 7

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Section 8

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Section 9

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Section 10

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Section 11

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Section 12

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Section 13

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Section 14

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Section 15

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Section 16

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Section 17

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Section 18

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Section 19

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Section 20

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Section 21

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Section 22

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Section 23

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Section 24

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Section 25

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Section 26

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Section 27

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Section 28

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Section 29

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Section 30

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