Persons with Disabilities Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Registration
12. Issuance of card
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where a person has had his name entered in the register pursuant to section 11(1)(a), the Registrar shall issue to him a card in such form as the
register
“register” means the register for persons with disabilities kept and maintained under section 6;
Registrar may determine.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Persons with Disabilities appointed under section 3 and includes any Deputy Registrar.…
The card issued under subsection (1) shall, unless proved to have been removed from the register under section 14, be conclusive evidence for all purposes that the person has been duly registered as a person with disabilities under this Act.
person with disabilities
“person with disabilities” includes a person who has long-term behavioral, communication, developmental, physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which in interaction with various barriers may hinder his full and effective participation in society;
The card shall be valid for a period of 3 years or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in any particular case.
The card shall be surrendered to the Registrar when the name of the person with disabilities has been removed from the register under section 14.
Terms defined in s 2
person with disabilities
Defined · s 2“person with disabilities” includes a person who has long-term behavioral, communication, developmental, physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which in interaction with various barriers may hinder his full and effective participation in society;
register
Defined · s 2“register” means the register for persons with disabilities kept and maintained under section 6;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Persons with Disabilities appointed under section 3 and includes any Deputy Registrar.…
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