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Equality Act 2010

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Socio-economic inequalities

    1. 1.Public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities

    2. 2.Power to amend section 1

    3. 3.Enforcement

  3. Part 2 Equality: key concepts

    1. Chapter 1 Protected characteristics

      1. 4.The protected characteristics

      2. 5.Age

      3. 6.Disability

      4. 7.Gender reassignment

      5. 8.Marriage and civil partnership

      6. 9.Race

      7. 10.Religion or belief

      8. 11.Sex

      9. 12.Sexual orientation

    2. Chapter 2 Prohibited conduct

      1. Discrimination

        1. 13.Direct discrimination

        2. 14.Combined discrimination: dual characteristics

        3. 15.Discrimination arising from disability

        4. 16.Gender reassignment discrimination: cases of absence from work

        5. 17.Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: non-work cases

        6. 18.Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: work cases

        7. 19.Indirect discrimination

      2. Adjustments for disabled persons

        1. 20.Duty to make adjustments

        2. 21.Failure to comply with duty

        3. 22.Regulations

      3. Discrimination: supplementary

        1. 23.Comparison by reference to circumstances

        2. 24.Irrelevance of alleged discriminator’s characteristics

        3. 25.References to particular strands of discrimination

      4. Other prohibited conduct

        1. 26.Harassment

        2. 27.Victimisation

  4. Part 3 Services and public functions

    1. Preliminary

      1. 28.Application of this Part

    2. Provision of services, etc.

      1. 29.Provision of services, etc.

    3. Supplementary

      1. 30.Ships and hovercraft

      2. 31.Interpretation and exceptions

  5. Part 4 Premises

    1. Preliminary

      1. 32.Application of this Part

    2. Disposal and management

      1. 33.Disposals, etc.

      2. 34.Permission for disposal

      3. 35.Management

    3. Reasonable adjustments

      1. 36.Leasehold and commonhold premises and common parts

      2. 37.Adjustments to common parts in Scotland

    4. Supplementary

      1. 38.Interpretation and exceptions

  6. Part 5 Work

    1. Chapter 1 Employment, etc.

      1. Employees

        1. 39.Employees and applicants

        2. 40.Employees and applicants: harassment

        3. 41.Contract workers

      2. Police officers

        1. 42.Identity of employer

        2. 43.Interpretation

      3. Partners

        1. 44.Partnerships

        2. 45.Limited liability partnerships

        3. 46.Interpretation

      4. The Bar

        1. 47.Barristers

        2. 48.Advocates

      5. Office-holders

        1. 49.Personal offices: appointments, etc.

        2. 50.Public offices: appointments, etc.

        3. 51.Public offices: recommendations for appointments, etc.

        4. 52.Interpretation and exceptions

      6. Qualifications

        1. 53.Qualifications bodies

        2. 54.Interpretation

      7. Employment services

        1. 55.Employment service-providers

        2. 56.Interpretation

      8. Trade organisations

        1. 57.Trade organisations

      9. Local authority members

        1. 58.Official business of members

        2. 59.Interpretation

      10. Recruitment

        1. 60.Enquiries about disability and health

    2. Chapter 2 Occupational pension schemes

      1. 61.Non-discrimination rule

      2. 62.Non-discrimination alterations

      3. 63.Communications

    3. Chapter 3 Equality of terms

      1. Sex equality

        1. 64.Relevant types of work

        2. 65.Equal work

        3. 66.Sex equality clause

        4. 67.Sex equality rule

        5. 68.Sex equality rule: consequential alteration of schemes

        6. 69.Defence of material factor

        7. 70.Exclusion of sex discrimination provisions

        8. 71.Sex discrimination in relation to contractual pay

      2. Pregnancy and maternity equality

        1. 72.Relevant types of work

        2. 73.Maternity equality clause

        3. 74.Maternity equality clause: pay

        4. 75.Maternity equality rule

        5. 76.Exclusion of pregnancy and maternity discrimination provisions

      3. Disclosure of information

        1. 77.Discussions about pay

        2. 78.Gender pay gap information

      4. Supplementary

        1. 79.Comparators

        2. 80.Interpretation and exceptions

    4. Chapter 4 Supplementary

      1. 81.Ships and hovercraft

      2. 82.Offshore work

      3. 83.Interpretation and exceptions

  7. Part 6 Education

    1. Chapter 1 Schools

      1. 84.Application of this Chapter

      2. 85.Pupils: admission and treatment, etc.

      3. 86.Victimisation of pupils, etc. for conduct of parents, etc.

      4. 87.Application of certain powers under Education Act 1996

      5. 88.Disabled pupils: accessibility

      6. 89.Interpretation and exceptions

    2. Chapter 2 Further and higher education

      1. 90.Application of this Chapter

      2. 91.Students: admission and treatment, etc.

      3. 92.Further and higher education courses

      4. 93.Recreational or training facilities

      5. 94.Interpretation and exceptions

    3. Chapter 3 General qualifications bodies

      1. 95.Application of this Chapter

      2. 96.Qualifications bodies

      3. 97.Interpretation

    4. Chapter 4 Miscellaneous

      1. 98.Reasonable adjustments

      2. 99.Educational charities and endowments

  8. Part 7 Associations

    1. Preliminary

      1. 100.Application of this Part

    2. Membership, etc.

      1. 101.Members and associates

      2. 102.Guests

      3. 103.Sections 101 and 102: further provision

    3. Special provision for political parties

      1. 104.Selection of candidates

      2. 105.Time-limited provision

      3. 106.Information about diversity in range of candidates, etc.

    4. Supplementary

      1. 107.Interpretation and exceptions

  9. Part 8 Prohibited conduct: ancillary

    1. 108.Relationships that have ended

    2. 109.Liability of employers and principals

    3. 110.Liability of employees and agents

    4. 111.Instructing, causing or inducing contraventions

    5. 112.Aiding contraventions

  10. Part 9 Enforcement

    1. Chapter 1 Introductory

      1. 113.Proceedings

    2. Chapter 2 Civil courts

      1. 114.Jurisdiction

      2. 115.Immigration cases

      3. 116.Education cases

      4. 117.National security

      5. 118.Time limits

      6. 119.Remedies

    3. Chapter 3 Employment tribunals

      1. 120.Jurisdiction

      2. 121.Armed forces cases

      3. 122.References by court to tribunal, etc.

      4. 123.Time limits

      5. 124.Remedies: general

      6. 125.Remedies: national security

      7. 126.Remedies: occupational pension schemes

    4. Chapter 4 Equality of terms

      1. 127.Jurisdiction

      2. 128.References by court to tribunal, etc.

      3. 129.Time limits

      4. 130.Section 129: supplementary

      5. 131.Assessment of whether work is of equal value

      6. 132.Remedies in non-pensions cases

      7. 133.Remedies in pensions cases

      8. 134.Remedies in claims for arrears brought by pensioner members

      9. 135.Supplementary

    5. Chapter 5 Miscellaneous

      1. 136.Burden of proof

      2. 137.Previous findings

      3. 138.Obtaining information, etc.

      4. 139.Interest

      5. 140.Conduct giving rise to separate proceedings

      6. 141.Interpretation, etc.

  11. Part 10 Contracts, etc.

    1. Contracts and other agreements

      1. 142.Unenforceable terms

      2. 143.Removal or modification of unenforceable terms

      3. 144.Contracting out

    2. Collective agreements and rules of undertakings

      1. 145.Void and unenforceable terms

      2. 146.Declaration in respect of void term, etc.

    3. Supplementary

      1. 147.Meaning of “qualifying compromise contract”

      2. 148.Interpretation

  12. Part 11 Advancement of equality

    1. Chapter 1 Public sector equality duty

      1. 149.Public sector equality duty

      2. 150.Public authorities and public functions

      3. 151.Power to specify public authorities

      4. 152.Power to specify public authorities: consultation and consent

      5. 153.Power to impose specific duties

      6. 154.Power to impose specific duties: cross-border authorities

      7. 155.Power to impose specific duties: supplementary

      8. 156.Enforcement

      9. 157.Interpretation

    2. Chapter 2 Positive action

      1. 158.Positive action: general

      2. 159.Positive action: recruitment and promotion

  13. Part 12 Disabled persons: transport

    1. Chapter 1 Taxis, etc.

      1. 160.Taxi accessibility regulations

      2. 161.Control of numbers of licensed taxis: exception

      3. 162.Designated transport facilities

      4. 163.Taxi licence conditional on compliance with taxi accessibility regulations

      5. 164.Exemption from taxi accessibility regulations

      6. 165.Passengers in wheelchairs

      7. 166.Passengers in wheelchairs: exemption certificates

      8. 167.Lists of wheelchair-accessible vehicles

      9. 168.Assistance dogs in taxis

      10. 169.Assistance dogs in taxis: exemption certificates

      11. 170.Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles

      12. 171.Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles: exemption certificates

      13. 172.Appeals

      14. 173.Interpretation

    2. Chapter 2 Public service vehicles

      1. 174.PSV accessibility regulations

      2. 175.Offence of contravening PSV accessibility regulations

      3. 176.Accessibility certificates

      4. 177.Approval certificates

      5. 178.Special authorisations

      6. 179.Reviews and appeals

      7. 180.Fees

      8. 181.Interpretation

    3. Chapter 3 Rail vehicles

      1. 182.Rail vehicle accessibility regulations

      2. 183.Exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility regulations

      3. 184.Procedure for making exemption orders

      4. 185.Annual report on exemption orders

      5. 186.Rail vehicle accessibility: compliance

      6. 187.Interpretation

    4. Chapter 4 Supplementary

      1. 188.Forgery, etc.

  14. Part 13 Disability: miscellaneous

    1. 189.Reasonable adjustments

    2. 190.Improvements to let dwelling houses

  15. Part 14 General exceptions

    1. 191.Statutory provisions

    2. 192.National security

    3. 193.Charities

    4. 194.Charities: supplementary

    5. 195.Sport

    6. 196.General

    7. 197.Age

  16. Part 15 Family property

    1. 198.Abolition of husband’s duty to maintain wife

    2. 199.Abolition of presumption of advancement

    3. 200.Amendment of Married Women’s Property Act 1964

    4. 201.Civil partners: housekeeping allowance

  17. Part 16 General and miscellaneous

    1. Civil partnerships

      1. 202.Civil partnerships on religious premises

    2. EU obligations

      1. 203.Harmonisation

      2. 204.Harmonisation: procedure

    3. Application

      1. 205.Crown application

      2. 206.Information society services

    4. Subordinate legislation

      1. 207.Exercise of power

      2. 208.Ministers of the Crown, etc.

      3. 209.The Welsh Ministers

      4. 210.The Scottish Ministers

    5. Amendments, etc.

      1. 211.Amendments, repeals and revocations

    6. Interpretation

      1. 212.General interpretation

      2. 213.References to maternity leave, etc.

      3. 214.Index of defined expressions

    7. Final provisions

      1. 215.Money

      2. 216.Commencement

      3. 217.Extent

      4. 218.Short title

  18. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Disability: supplementary provision

      1. Part 1 Determination of disability

        1. 1.Impairment

        2. 2.Long-term effects

        3. 3.Severe disfigurement

        4. 4.Substantial adverse effects

        5. 5.Effect of medical treatment

        6. 6.Certain medical conditions

        7. 7.Deemed disability

        8. 8.Progressive conditions

        9. 9.Past disabilities

      2. Part 2 Guidance

        1. 10.Preliminary

        2. 11.Examples

        3. 12.Adjudicating bodies

        4. 13.Representations

        5. 14.Parliamentary procedure

        6. 15.Commencement

        7. 16.Revision and revocation

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Services and public functions: reasonable adjustments

      1. 1.Preliminary

      2. 2.The duty

      3. 3.Special provision about transport

      4. 4.Interpretation

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Services and public functions: exceptions

      1. Part 1 Constitutional matters

        1. 1.Parliament

        2. 2.Legislation

        3. 3.Judicial functions

        4. 4.Armed forces

        5. 5.Security services, etc.

      2. Part 2 Education

        1. 6.In its application to a local authority in England and...

        2. 7.In its application to an education authority, section 29, so...

        3. 8.(1) In its application to a local authority in England...

        4. 9.Section 29, so far as relating to age discrimination, does...

        5. 10.(1) Section 29, so far as relating to disability discrimination,...

        6. 11.Section 29, so far as relating to religious or belief-related...

        7. 12.This Part of this Schedule is to be construed in...

      3. Part 3 Health and care

        1. 13.Blood services

        2. 14.Health and safety

        3. 15.Care within the family

      4. Part 4 Immigration

        1. 16.Disability

        2. 17.Nationality and ethnic or national origins

        3. 18.Religion or belief

        4. 19.Interpretation

      5. Part 5 Insurance, etc.

        1. 20.Services arranged by employer

        2. 21.Disability

        3. 22.Sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity

        4. 23.Existing insurance policies

      6. Part 6 Marriage

        1. 24.Gender reassignment: England and Wales

        2. 25.Gender reassignment: Scotland

      7. Part 7 Separate and single services

        1. 26.Separate services for the sexes

        2. 27.Single-sex services

        3. 28.Gender reassignment

        4. 29.Services relating to religion

        5. 30.Services generally provided only for persons who share a protected characteristic

      8. Part 8 Television, radio and on-line broadcasting and distribution

        1. 31.(1) Section 29 does not apply to the provision of...

      9. Part 9 Transport

        1. 32.Application to disability

        2. 33.Transport by air

        3. 34.Transport by land

      10. Part 10 Supplementary

        1. 35.Power to amend

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Premises: reasonable adjustments

      1. 1.Preliminary

      2. 2.The duty in relation to let premises

      3. 3.The duty in relation to premises to let

      4. 4.The duty in relation to commonhold units

      5. 5.The duty in relation to common parts

      6. 6.Consultation on adjustments relating to common parts

      7. 7.Agreement on adjustments relating to common parts

      8. 8.Victimisation

      9. 9.Regulations

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Premises: exceptions

      1. 1.Owner-occupier

      2. 2.(1) Section 36(1)(a) does not apply if—

      3. 3.Small premises

      4. 4.(1) Section 36(1) does not apply if—

      5. 5.A Minister of the Crown may by order amend paragraph...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Office-holders: excluded offices

      1. 1.Work to which other provisions apply

      2. 2.Political offices

      3. 3.Honours etc.

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Equality of terms: exceptions

      1. Part 1 Terms of work

        1. 1.Compliance with laws regulating employment of women, etc.

        2. 2.Pregnancy, etc.

      2. Part 2 Occupational pension schemes

        1. 3.Preliminary

        2. 4.State retirement pensions

        3. 5.Actuarial factors

        4. 6.Power to amend

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Work: reasonable adjustments

      1. Part 1 Introductory

        1. 1.Preliminary

        2. 2.The duty

        3. 3.(1) This paragraph applies if a duty to make reasonable...

      2. Part 2 Interested disabled person

        1. 4.Preliminary

        2. 5.Employers (see section 39)

        3. 6.Principals in contract work (see section 41)

        4. 7.Partnerships (see section 44)

        5. 8.LLPs (see section 45)

        6. 9.Barristers and their clerks (see section 47)

        7. 10.Advocates and their clerks (see section 48)

        8. 11.Persons making appointments to offices etc. (see sections 49 to 51)

        9. 12.This paragraph applies where A is a relevant person in...

        10. 13.This paragraph applies where A is a person who has...

        11. 14.In relation to the second requirement in a case within...

        12. 15.Qualifications bodies (see section 53)

        13. 16.Employment service-providers (see section 55)

        14. 17.Trade organisations (see section 57)

        15. 18.Local authorities (see section 58)

        16. 19.Occupational pensions (see section 61)

      3. Part 3 Limitations on the duty

        1. 20.Lack of knowledge of disability, etc.

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      Work: exceptions

      1. Part 1 Occupational requirements

        1. 1.General

        2. 2.Religious requirements relating to sex, marriage etc., sexual orientation

        3. 3.Other requirements relating to religion or belief

        4. 4.Armed forces

        5. 5.Employment services

        6. 6.Interpretation

      2. Part 2 Exceptions relating to age

        1. 7.Preliminary

        2. 8.Retirement

        3. 9.Applicants at or approaching retirement age

        4. 10.Benefits based on length of service

        5. 11.The national minimum wage: young workers

        6. 12.The national minimum wage: apprentices

        7. 13.Redundancy

        8. 14.Life assurance

        9. 15.Child care

        10. 16.Contributions to personal pension schemes

      3. Part 3 Other exceptions

        1. 17.Non-contractual payments to women on maternity leave

        2. 18.Benefits dependent on marital status, etc.

        3. 19.Provision of services etc. to the public

        4. 20.Insurance contracts, etc.

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      Accessibility for disabled pupils

      1. 1.Accessibility strategies

      2. 2.(1) In preparing its accessibility strategy, a local authority must...

      3. 3.Accessibility plans

      4. 4.(1) In preparing an accessibility plan, the responsible body must...

      5. 5.Power of direction

      6. 6.Supplementary

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      Schools: exceptions

      1. Part 1 Sex discrimination

        1. 1.Admission to single-sex schools

        2. 2.Single-sex boarding at schools

        3. 3.Single-sex schools turning co-educational

        4. 4.(1) In the case of a maintained school within the...

      2. Part 2 Religious or belief-related discrimination

        1. 5.School with religious character etc.

        2. 6.Curriculum, worship, etc.

        3. 7.Power to amend

      3. Part 3 Disability discrimination

        1. 8.Permitted form of selection

    12. SCHEDULE 12

      Further and higher education exceptions

      1. Part 1 Single-sex institutions, etc.

        1. 1.Admission to single-sex institutions

        2. 2.Single-sex institutions turning co-educational

        3. 3.(1) In the case of a single-sex institution—

      2. Part 2 Other exceptions

        1. 4.Occupational requirements

        2. 5.Institutions with a religious ethos

        3. 6.Benefits dependent on marital status, etc.

        4. 7.Child care

    13. SCHEDULE 13

      Education: reasonable adjustments

      1. 1.Preliminary

      2. 2.The duty for schools

      3. 3.The duty for further or higher education institutions

      4. 4.(1) An interested disabled person is a disabled person who,...

      5. 5.The duty relating to certain other further or higher education courses

      6. 6.The duty relating to recreational or training facilities

      7. 7.Code of practice

      8. 8.Confidentiality requests

      9. 9.The duty for general qualifications bodies

    14. SCHEDULE 14

      Educational charities and endowments

      1. 1.Educational charities

      2. 2.Educational endowments

    15. SCHEDULE 15

      Associations: reasonable adjustments

      1. 1.Preliminary

      2. 2.The duty

    16. SCHEDULE 16

      Associations: exceptions

      1. 1.Single characteristic associations

      2. 2.Health and safety

    17. SCHEDULE 17

      Disabled pupils: enforcement

      1. Part 1 Introductory

        1. 1.In this Schedule— “the Tribunal” means— in relation to a...

      2. Part 2 Tribunals in England and Wales

        1. 2.Introductory

        2. 3.Jurisdiction

        3. 4.Time for bringing proceedings

        4. 5.Powers

        5. 6.Procedure

      3. Part 3 Tribunals in Scotland

        1. 7.Introductory

        2. 8.Jurisdiction

        3. 9.Powers

        4. 10.Procedure etc.

        5. 11.Appeals

        6. 12.Amendment of Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004

      4. Part 4 Admissions and exclusions

        1. 13.Admissions

        2. 14.Exclusions

    18. SCHEDULE 18

      Public sector equality duty: exceptions

      1. 1.Children

      2. 2.Immigration

      3. 3.Judicial functions, etc.

      4. 4.Exceptions that are specific to section 149(2)

      5. 5.Power to amend Schedule

    19. SCHEDULE 19

      Public authorities

      1. Part 1 Public authorities: general

        1. Ministers of the Crown and government departments

        2. Armed forces

        3. National Health Service

        4. Local government

        5. Other educational bodies

        6. Police

      2. Part 2 Public authorities: relevant Welsh authorities

        1. Welsh Assembly Government, etc.

        2. National Health Service

        3. Local government

        4. Other educational bodies

      3. Part 3 Public authorities: relevant Scottish authorities

        1. Scottish Administration

        2. National Health Service

        3. Local government

        4. Other educational bodies

        5. Police

    20. SCHEDULE 20

      Rail vehicle accessibility: compliance

      1. 1.Rail vehicle accessibility compliance certificates

      2. 2.Regulations as to compliance certificates

      3. 3.Regulations as to compliance assessments

      4. 4.Fees in respect of compliance certificates

      5. 5.Penalty for using rail vehicle that does not conform with accessibility regulations

      6. 6.Penalty for using rail vehicle otherwise than in conformity with accessibility regulations

      7. 7.Inspection of rail vehicles

      8. 8.Supplementary powers

      9. 9.Penalties: amount, due date and recovery

      10. 10.Penalties: code of practice

      11. 11.Penalties: procedure

      12. 12.Penalties: appeals

      13. 13.Forgery, etc.

      14. 14.Regulations

      15. 15.Interpretation

    21. SCHEDULE 21

      Reasonable adjustments: supplementary

      1. 1.Preliminary

      2. 2.Binding obligations, etc.

      3. 3.Landlord’s consent

      4. 4.Proceedings before county court or sheriff

      5. 5.Joining landlord as party to proceedings

      6. 6.Regulations

      7. 7.Interpretation

    22. SCHEDULE 22

      Statutory provisions

      1. 1.Statutory authority

      2. 2.Protection of women

      3. 3.Educational appointments, etc: religious belief

      4. 4.A person does not contravene this Act only by doing...

      5. 5.Crown employment, etc.

    23. SCHEDULE 23

      General exceptions

      1. 1.Acts authorised by statute or the executive

      2. 2.Organisations relating to religion or belief

      3. 3.Communal accommodation

      4. 4.Training provided to non-EEA residents, etc.

    24. SCHEDULE 24

      Harmonisation: exceptions

    25. SCHEDULE 25

      Information society services

      1. 1.Service providers

      2. 2.(1) This paragraph applies where an information society service provider...

      3. 3.Exceptions for mere conduits

      4. 4.Exception for caching

      5. 5.Exception for hosting

      6. 6.Monitoring obligations

      7. 7.Interpretation

    26. SCHEDULE 26

      Amendments

      1. 1.Local Government Act 1988

      2. 2.In section 17 (local and other public authority contracts: exclusion...

      3. 3.Omit section 18 (exceptions to section 17 relating to race...

      4. 4.In section 19 (provisions supplementary to or consequential on section...

      5. 5.Employment Act 1989

      6. 6.Equality Act 2006

      7. 7.(1) Section 8 (equality and diversity) is amended as follows....

      8. 8.In section 10(2) (meaning of group) for paragraph (d) substitute—...

      9. 9.For section 11(3)(c) (interpretation) substitute— (c) a reference to the...

      10. 10.(1) Section 14 (codes of practice) is amended as follows....

      11. 11.In section 16(4) (inquiries: matters which the Commission may consider...

      12. 12.In section 21(2)(b) (unlawful act notice: specification of legislative provision)...

      13. 13.After section 24 insert— Enforcement powers: supplemental (1) This section has effect in relation to—

      14. 14.Omit section 25 (restraint of unlawful advertising etc.).

      15. 15.Omit section 26 (supplemental).

      16. 16.(1) Section 27 (conciliation) is amended as follows.

      17. 17.(1) Section 28 (legal assistance) is amended as follows.

      18. 18.For section 31(1) (duties in respect of which Commission may...

      19. 19.(1) Section 32 (public sector duties: compliance notice) is amended...

      20. 20.Omit section 33 (equality and human rights enactments).

      21. 21.(1) Section 34 (meaning of unlawful) is amended as follows....

      22. 22.(1) Section 35 (general: definitions) is amended as follows.

      23. 23.In section 39(4) (orders subject to affirmative resolution procedure) for...

      24. 24.Omit section 43 (transitional: rented housing in Scotland).

      25. 25.Omit Part 2 (discrimination on grounds of religion or belief)....

      26. 26.Omit section 81 (regulations).

      27. 27.Omit Part 4 (public functions).

      28. 28.In section 94(3) (extent: Northern Ireland)— (a) omit “and 41...

      29. 29.(1) Schedule 1 (the Commission: constitution, etc.) is amended as...

      30. 30.In Schedule 3 (consequential amendments), omit paragraphs 6 to 35...

    27. SCHEDULE 27

      Repeals and revocations

      1. Part 1 Repeals

      2. Part 2 Revocations

    28. SCHEDULE 28

      Index of defined expressions

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