The Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/641
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 6th April 2008.

(2) In these Regulations, “the 2005 Regulations ” means the Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Regulations 2005 .

Section 2 Disability Equality Schemes

Regulation 2 of the 2005 Regulations (preparation and publication of a Disability Equality Scheme) is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (3)(d)(iii), for “Part I or V of Schedule 1” substitute “Part I, V or VI of Schedule 1”;

(b) in paragraph (6), at the beginning insert “Subject to paragraphs (7) to (9),”;

(c) after paragraph (6)(d) add—

(e) in the case of a public authority listed in Part VI of Schedule 1, 1st December 2008.

(d) after paragraph (6) add the following—

(7) In the case of a public authority listed in Parts I or II of Schedule 1 which was established on or after 4th December 2006 and before 3rd December 2007, the relevant publication date is 1st December 2008.

(8) In the case of a public authority listed in Parts I or II of Schedule 1 which is established on or after 3rd December 2007, the relevant publication date is the date falling twelve months after its establishment.

(9) In the case of a public authority listed in Parts III to V of Schedule 1 which is established on or after the relevant publication date which would have applied to it had the public authority been established before that date, the relevant publication date is the date falling twelve months after the establishment of the public authority.

Section 3 Amendments to the list of public authorities in the 2005 Regulations

(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Regulations—

(a) omit “The British Tourist Authority”, and at the appropriate place insert, “Visit Britain”;

(b) omit “The Central Police Training and Development Authority ( CENTREX )”, and at the appropriate place insert, “The National Policing Improvement Agency”;

(c) omit “The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council” and “The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils”, and at the appropriate place insert, “The Science and Technology Facilities Council”;

(d) omit the entry for the Adult Learning Inspectorate.

(2) In Part V of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Regulations, in the entry in respect of the Children’s Commissioner for England, after “England” insert “and 11 MILLION”.

Section 4 Addition of further public authorities to the 2005 Regulations

After Part V of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Regulations insert the following new Part—

(authorities added on 6th April 2008)