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[F1PART 1A E+W+SREPEALS RELATING TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR EQUALITY DUTY ON 5TH APRIL 2011
Textual Amendments
| Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|
| Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 | Section 2. |
| Schedule 1. | |
| In Schedule 2, paragraph 17. | |
| Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 | Section 6(5). |
| Water Act 2003 | In Schedule 7, paragraph 22. |
| Courts Act 2003 | In Schedule 8, paragraph 187. |
| Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 | In Schedule 4, paragraphs 21 and 22. |
| Health Protection Agency Act 2004 | In Schedule 3, paragraph 8. |
| Energy Act 2004 | In Schedule 14, paragraph 4. |
| Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 | In Schedule 1, paragraph 48. |
| Civil Contingencies Act 2004 | In Schedule 2, paragraph 10(3)(a). |
| Disability Discrimination Act 2005 | Section 3. |
| Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 | In Schedule 4, paragraphs 33 to 35. |
| Education Act 2005 | In Schedule 14, paragraphs 6 and 8. |
| Gambling Act 2005 | In Schedule 16, paragraph 9. |
| London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 | In Schedule 1, paragraph 21. |
| Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 | In Schedule 11— |
(a)paragraph 61, and | |
(b)in paragraph 175(2), “in the Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74), Part 2 of Schedule 1A;”. | |
| National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 | In Schedule 1, paragraphs 55 and 56. |
| Police and Justice Act 2006 | In Schedule 1, paragraph 60. |
| Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 | In Schedule 2, paragraph 3. |
| Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 | In Schedule 8, paragraph 7. |
| Offender Management Act 2007 | In Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 and 7. |
| Legal Services Act 2007 | In Schedule 21, paragraph 39. |
| Health and Social Care Act 2008 | In Schedule 5, paragraph 59. |
| In Schedule 10, paragraph 6. | |
| Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 | In Schedule 8, paragraph 21. |
| In Schedule 9, paragraph 4. | |
| Local Transport Act 2008 | In Schedule 4, paragraph 49. |
| Climate Change Act 2008 | In Schedule 1, paragraph 32. |
| Pensions Act 2008 | In Schedule 1, paragraph 25. |
| Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 | In Schedule 6, paragraph 44. |
| Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 | In Schedule 6, paragraph 1. |
| In Schedule 12, paragraph 7. | |
| Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 | In Schedule 2, paragraph 4. |
| Policing and Crime Act 2009 | Section 2(3).] |
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