Introduction
Summary
Background
The Act
Commentary on Sections
Part 1: The Commission for Equality and Human Rights
Section 1: Establishment
Section 2: Constitution, &c.
Section 3: General duty
Section 4: Strategic plan
Section 5: Strategic plan: consultation
Section 6: Disclosure
Section 7: Scotland: human rights
Section 8: Equality and diversity
Section 9: Human rights
Section 10: Groups
Section 11: Monitoring the law
Section 12: Monitoring progress
Section 14: Codes of practice
Section 15: Codes of practice: supplemental
Section 16: Inquiries
Section 17: Grants
Section 18: Human rights
Section 19: Groups
Section 20: Investigations
Section 21: Unlawful act notice
Section 22: Action plans
Section 23: Agreements
Section 24: Applications to court
Section 25: Application to restrain unlawful advertising, pressure, &c.
Section 26: Section 25: supplemental
Section 27: Conciliation
Section 28: Legal assistance
Section 29: Legal assistance: costs
Section 30: Judicial review and other legal proceedings
Section 31: Public sector duties: assessment
Section 32: Public sector duties: compliance notice
Section 33: Equality and human rights enactments
Section 34: Unlawful
Section 35: General
Section 36: Dissolution
Section 37: Transfer of property, &c.
Section 38: Transfer of property: supplemental
Section 39: Orders and regulations
Section 40: Consequential amendments
Section 41: Transitional: the Commission
Section 42: Transitional: functions of the dissolved Commissions
Section 43: Transitional: rented housing in Scotland
Part 2: Discrimination on Grounds of Religion or Belief
Section 44: Religion and belief
Section 45: Discrimination
Section 46: Goods, facilities and services
Section 47: Premises
Section 48: Section 47: exceptions
Section 49: Educational establishments
Section 50: Section 49: exceptions
Section 51: Local education authorities and education authorities
Section 52: Public authorities: general
Section 53: Discriminatory practices
Section 54: Discriminatory advertisements
Section 55: Instructing or causing discrimination
Section 56: Statutory requirements
Section 57: Organisations relating to religion or belief
Section 58: Charities relating to religion or belief
Section 59: Faith schools, etc
Section 60: Membership requirement
Section 61: Education, training and welfare
Section 62: Care within family
Section 63: National security
Section 64: Amendment of exceptions
Section 65: Restriction of proceedings
Section 66: Claim of unlawful action
Section 67: Immigration
Section 68: Remedies
Section 69: Timing
Section 70: Information
Section 71: National security
Section 72: Validity and revision of contracts
Section 73: Aiding unlawful acts
Section 74: Employers’ and principals’ liability
Section 75: Police, &c.
Section 76: Indirect provision of benefit, &c.
Section 77: Employment Equality Regulations
Section 78: Crown application
Section 79: Interpretation
Section 80: Territorial application
Part 3: Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation
Section 81: Regulations
Section 82: Northern Ireland Regulations
Part 4: Public Functions
Section 83: Prohibition of discrimination
Section 84: General duty to promote equality, &c.
Section 85: Specific duties
Section 86: Codes of practice
Section 87: National Security
Section 88: General duty: exceptions
Section 89: National Security
Section 90: National Security
Part 5: General
Section 91: Repeals
Section 92: Crown application
Schedule 1: The Commission: Constitution, &c.
Schedule 1, Part 1: Constitution
Schedule 1, Part 2: Proceedings
Schedule 1, Part 3: Money
Schedule 1, Part 4 – Status &c.
Schedule 1, Part 5 – Disability Committee
Schedule 2: Inquiries, Investigations and Assessments
Schedule 3: Amendments consequential on Part 1
Schedule 4: Repeals
Territorial Extent
Transposition of Eu Directives
Commencement
Hansard References
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