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PART II |
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OTHER ENACTMENTS |
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The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33) |
| | 17. Section 5 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 is amended as follows.
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| | 18. In subsection (1) (requirement to obtain opinion of local authority officer as to whether child is a disabled person)-
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(a) in paragraph (a), omit "under the age of 14"; and |
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(i) in sub-paragraph (i), for "the first annual review of the statement following the child's fourteenth birthday" substitute "a review of the statement prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph"; and
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(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii), for "that birthday" substitute "they have carried out the review prescribed for the purposes of sub-paragraph (i)".
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| | 19. In subsection (9) (interpretation), after the definition of "establishment of higher or further education" insert-
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""prescribed" means prescribed in regulations made- |
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(i) in relation to England, by the Secretary of State; and
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(ii) in relation to Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales;".
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The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53) |
| | 20. The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 is amended as follows.
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| | 21. In section 11(1) (appeals from certain tribunals)-
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(a) for "15(a), (d) or (e)" substitute "15(a) or (d)"; and |
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(b) after "40A" insert ", 40B". |
| | 22. In paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 (bodies subject to the supervision of the Council) omit sub-paragraph (e).
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| | 23. After paragraph 40A of that Schedule, insert-
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"Special educational needs and disability discrimination. |
40B. The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal. |
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The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) |
| | 24. - (1) The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 is amended as follows.
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(2) In paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 (duty of school organisation committees to have regard to anti-discrimination duties of other bodies)-
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(a) omit "or", at the end of sub-paragraph (a); and |
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(b) after sub-paragraph (b), insert "or |
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(c) Chapter I of Part IV of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995,". |
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(3) In paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (duty of adjudicators to have regard to anti-discrimination duties of other bodies)-
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(a) omit "or", at the end of sub-paragraph (a); and |
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(b) after sub-paragraph (b), insert "or |
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(c) Chapter I of Part IV of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995,". |
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