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Non-discrimination in built environment: (1) Every appropriate Government shall, by notification to be issued within one year of the enactment of this law, specify a time limit within which the appropriate Government itself and all local authorities under its control shall provide barrier-free access to persons with disabilities in all public buildings under their ownership or possession; Provided that the appropriate Government may specify different time limits for different kinds of public buildings and for different locations within its jurisdiction; Provided further that the time limit specified in the notification shall not be later than 31.12.2017; 50 Provided also that the highest priority shall be accorded to creating barrier-free access in public buildings of the following kinds, namely:- (a) educational institutions (b) hospitals, primary health centres and other medical care and rehabilitation institutions (c) railway stations, bus stands, ports and airports, and (d) offices of Governments, local bodies and public utilities receiving large number of public visitors e.g. Police Station, Panchayats, Municipalities, Blocks, Tehsil, Districts offices, Courts etc. (e) Places offering sports and recreational facilities like stadia, swimming pools, auditoria, cultural complexes, museum, libraries, etc. (2) Appropriate Government and local bodies shall also frame rules and regulations under relevant laws to ensure that public buildings other than those under their ownership or possession also provide barrier free access to persons with disabilities within a reasonable time. (3) Barrier-free access referred to in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall include:- (a) ramps with railings, (b) signage including those in Braille, (c) Braille symbols and auditory signals in elevators and lifts, (d) Toilets suitable for wheel-chair users, and (e) Tactile flooring for the benefit of the visually impaired. 51 68 New Provision