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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2003 No. 215 (C.12) (S.2)
DISABLED PERSONS, SCOTLAND
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 10) (Scotland) Order 2003
Made
4th February 2003
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995[1] hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and application 1.
- (1) This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 10) (Scotland) Order 2003.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Scotland.
Commencement 2.
Section 39 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (requirements as to disabled passengers in Scotland) shall come into force on 5th February 2003.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport
This Order brings into force on 5th February 2003 section 39 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, which amends Part II of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 in relation to the licensing of, and carriage of, disabled persons in taxis.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision
Date of Commencement
S.I. No.
Section 1
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Section 2
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Section 3
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Section 4
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 5(1) to (5)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 5(6) and (7)
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 6(1) to (7), (11) and (12)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 6(8), (9) and (10)
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 7
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 8(1) to (5) and (8)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 8(6) and (7)
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 9
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 10
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 11
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 12(1), (2), (4) and (5)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 12(3) and (6)
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 13
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 14(1) and (3)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 14(2), (4) and (5)
1 October 1999
1999/1190
Section 14(6)
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 16(1), (2) and (4)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 16(3) and (5) partially
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Section 16(3) to the extent not previously in force
2 December 1996
1996/3003
Section 16(5) to the extent not previously in force
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 17(1), (2) and (4)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 17(3)
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 18(1) and (2)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 18(3) and (4)
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 19(1)(a), (c) and (d), (2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 19(1)(b)
1 October 1999
1999/1190
Section 19(5)(c)
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 20(1), (3) and (4)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 20(2), (5) and (9)
1 October 1999
1999/1190
Section 20(6), (7) and (8)
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 21 (1), (2) (with the exception of paragraphs (a) to (c)), (4), (6) and (10)
1 October 1999
1999/1190
Section 21(3) and (5)
26 April 1999
1999/1190
Section 21(2) to the extent it is not already in force
1 October 2004
2001/2030
Section 22
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 23
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 24(1) to (4)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 24(5)
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 25
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 26
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 27(3) and (5) so far as it relates to paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 4
9 May 2001
2001/2030
Section 27(1), (2) and (4) and to the extent that it is not already in force (5) and paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 4
1 October 2004
2001/2030
Section 28
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Section 29(3)
31 July 1996
1996/1474
Section 30(1) to (6)
31 July 1996
1996/1474
Section 31
31 July 1996
1996/1474
Section 37(5), (6) and (7) and (8)(b)
1 December 2000
2000/2989
Section 37 to the extent not previously in force
31 March 2001
2000/2989
Section 38
1 December 2000
2000/2989
Section 40
30 August 2000
2000/1969
Section 41
30 August 2000
2000/1969
Section 42
30 August 2000
2000/1969
Section 43
30 August 2000
2000/1969
Section 44
30 August 2000
2000/1969
Section 45
30 August 2000
2000/1969
Section 46
13 May 1998
1998/1282
Section 47
13 May 1998
1998/1282
Section 48 insofar as it relates to section 46
13 May 1998
1998/1282
Section 48 to the extent not previously in force
30 August 2000
2000/1969
Section 50
1 January 1996
1995/3330
Section 51
1 January 1996
1995/3330
Section 52
1 January 1996
1995/3330
Section 53
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 55
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 56
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Section 60
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 61
2 December 1997
1996/1474
Section 62(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Section 63(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Section 64
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 65
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 66
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 67
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Section 68(1)
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Section 68(2) to (5)
2 December 1996
1996/1336
Section 69
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Section 70(4)
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Section 70(7)
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Schedule 1 (with the exception of paragraph 7)
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Schedule 1, paragraph 7
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Schedule 2
17 May 1996
1996/1474
Schedule 3
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 2
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraph 3
6 June 1996
1996/1474
Schedule 4, paragraph 4 and section 16(5) insofar as it relates to it
17 May 1996
1996/1336
Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7
1 October 2004
2001/2030
Paragraphs 8 and 9
8 May 2004
2001/2030
Schedule 5
1 January 1996
1995/3330
Schedule 6
2 December 1996
1996/1474
Schedule 7 and section 70(5) insofar as is necessary to effect the repeal of sections 1, 6 to 14, 19 and 21 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 and section 2 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958