Minor and Consequential Amendments Part 1 .Amendments to the DDA 1995 Paragraph 10
194.This amends section 17B (enforcement of section 16B and 16C), and is necessary in consequence of the creation of the new criminal offence in section 16B(2B) (discriminatory advertisements), inserted by section 10(3). Without the amendment the Disability Rights Commission would be the prosecuting authority for such offences, and proceedings would have to be presented to an employment tribunal. Paragraph 38(2) provides for a related amendment to Schedule 3 of the DDA to allow for the bringing of criminal proceedings for offences under section 16B(2B).