The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018

Made: 12th July 2018

Laid before Parliament: 16th July 2018

Coming into force: 23rd September 2018

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PART 1 — General

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Application

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PART 2 — Obligations for public sector bodies

Application of Part 2

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Obligation to make websites and mobile applications accessible

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Disproportionate burden assessment

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Accessibility statement

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PART 3 — Presumed conformity

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PART 4 — Monitoring and reporting

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PART 5 — Enforcement

Enforcement bodies for the obligations in Part 2

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Failure to make a reasonable adjustment

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Notification and request for information

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Accessibility statements: assessment

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SCHEDULE — Reporting requirements

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Signed

Oliver Dowden — Minister for Implementation — Cabinet Office — 12th July 2018

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 3(3) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), and section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).

[^f00002]: SI 2018/622.

[^f00003]: Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and amended by section 3(3) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) and SI 2007/1388.

[^f00004]: OJ L 327, 2.12.2016, p.1.

[^f00005]: OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p.19.

[^f00006]: OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p.19.

[^f00007]: OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p.19.

[^f00008]: OJ No L 316, 14.11.2012, p.12.

[^f00009]: EN 301 549 V1.1.2 (2015-04). Available from http://mandate376.standards.eu/standard or in hard copy from the Cabinet Office.

[^f00010]: 2010, c.15.

[^f00012]: 1995, c.50; section 19 was amended by Sch.8 para.9 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c.50), Sch 1 para.12 of the Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006/312 and reg.8 of the Civil Aviation (Access to Air Travel for Disabled Persons or Persons with Reduced Mobility) Regulations 2007/1895. Section 20 was amended by Sch.8 para.10 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c.50). Sections 21B to 21E were inserted by art.4 of the Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006/312. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 was repealed for England, Wales and Scotland (subject to limited savings for Scotland) by the Equality Act 2010 (c.15).

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Editorial notes

[^key-e8e5390206822cf2e139569faad785c3]: Regulations revoked (23.9.2018) by The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/952), regs. 1(2), 2