UK Act of Parliament 2006 c. 3 Great Britain

Equality Act 2006

An Act to make provision for the establishment of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights; to dissolve the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Commission for Racial Equality and the Disability Rights Commission; to make provision about discrimination on grounds of religion or belief; to enable provision to be made about …

Enforced by
EHRC
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)

What it defines

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Part 1

The Commission for Equality and Human Rights

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44 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.024 Enforcement powers: supplemental
Part 2

Discrimination on grounds of religion or belief

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37 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 3

Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 4

Public Functions

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Part 5

General

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Schedules

Schedules

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147 other schedules
s.sch001 (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint not less than...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission may delegate a function—
s.sch001 (1) The Commission may establish one or more committees (to...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission may establish one or more committees to...
s.sch001 A member of a committee shall hold and vacate office...
s.sch001 The Commission— (a) may, to any extent, regulate the proceedings...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission may delegate a function to a decision-making...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission shall establish a decision-making committee to be...
s.sch001 The Commission shall appoint as the Chairman of the Scotland...
s.sch001 The Commission shall appoint each member of the Scotland Committee...
s.sch001 The Scotland Committee shall advise the Commission about the exercise...
s.sch001 (1) In appointing Commissioners the Secretary of State shall—
s.sch001 Before exercising a function in a manner which in the...
s.sch001 (1) The power under section 13— (a) shall be treated...
s.sch001 (1) The power under section 11(2)(c)— (a) shall be treated...
s.sch001 In allocating its resources the Commission shall ensure that the...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission shall establish a decision-making committee to be...
s.sch001 The Commission shall appoint as the Chairman of the Wales...
s.sch001 The Commission shall appoint each member of the Wales Committee...
s.sch001 The Wales Committee shall advise the Commission about the exercise...
s.sch001 Before exercising a function in a manner which in the...
s.sch001 (1) The power under section 13— (a) shall be treated...
s.sch001 (1) A Commissioner shall hold and vacate office in accordance...
s.sch001 (1) The power under section 11(2)(c)— (a) shall be treated...
s.sch001 In allocating its resources the Commission shall ensure that the...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission shall for each financial year prepare a...
s.sch001 The validity of proceedings of the Commission shall not be...
s.sch001 The validity of proceedings of a committee of the Commission...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission may pay to the Chairman, a deputy...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission may pay sums to or in respect...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission may, with the approval of the Secretary...
s.sch001 The Secretary of State shall pay to the Commission such...
s.sch001 The Commission may make a charge for a service provided...
s.sch001 (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint—
s.sch001 (1) The Commission shall— (a) keep proper accounting records, and...
s.sch001 (1) The financial year of the Commission shall be the...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission shall not— (a) be regarded as the...
s.sch001 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c....
s.sch001 (1) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House...
s.sch001 (1) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Northern...
s.sch001 A Commissioner or Investigating Commissioner, and a member of a...
s.sch001 In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (c....
s.sch001 In Part VI of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 The Commission may regulate its own proceedings (subject to this...
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 (1) The Commission shall determine a quorum for its meetings....
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 Disability Committee
s.sch001 (1) The Commission— (a) shall appoint a chief executive, and...
s.sch001 At the end of section 3(2) of the Employers' Liability...
s.sch001 (1) The Commission may appoint one or more Investigating Commissioners....
s.sch002 This Schedule applies to— (a) inquiries under section 16,
s.sch002 (1) A notice given to a person under paragraph 9...
s.sch002 The recipient of a notice under paragraph 9 may apply...
s.sch002 (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the Commission thinks that a...
s.sch002 (1) A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse...
s.sch002 (1) Where a person is given a notice under paragraph...
s.sch002 The Commission shall publish a report of its findings on...
s.sch002 (1) The Commission may make recommendations— (a) as part of...
s.sch002 (1) A court or tribunal— (a) may have regard to...
s.sch002 A person to whom a recommendation in the report of...
s.sch002 An inquiry, investigation or assessment may not question (whether expressly...
s.sch002 Before conducting an inquiry the Commission shall—
s.sch002 (1) An inquiry may not consider— (a) whether an intelligence...
s.sch002 Before conducting an investigation the Commission shall—
s.sch002 Before conducting an assessment of a person's compliance with a...
s.sch002 Paragraphs 2 to 4 shall apply in relation to revised...
s.sch002 (1) The Commission shall make arrangements for giving persons an...
s.sch002 Arrangements under paragraph 6 may (but need not) include arrangements...
s.sch002 (1) The Commission shall consider representations made in relation to...
s.sch002 In the course of an inquiry, investigation or assessment the...
s.sch003 In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition...
s.sch003 At the end of section 40 (pressure to discriminate) add—...
s.sch003 Part VI (the Equal Opportunities Commission) shall cease to have...
s.sch003 Sections 67 to 73 (enforcement) shall cease to have effect....
s.sch003 Section 75 (assistance by Equal Opportunities Commission) shall cease to...
s.sch003 (1) Section 76 (timing of proceedings) shall be amended as...
s.sch003 Section 76D (public authorities: enforcement) (inserted by section 85 of...
s.sch003 Section 76E (codes of practice) (inserted by section 86 of...
s.sch003 In section 81 (orders)— (a) in subsection (1) omit the...
s.sch003 In section 82 (interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1)—
s.sch003 In Schedule 2 (education admissions: transitional exemption)—
s.sch003 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments,...
s.sch003 Schedule 3 (Equal Opportunities Commission) shall cease to have effect....
s.sch003 The Race Relations Act 1976 shall be amended as follows....
s.sch003 In section 28(3) (discriminatory practices), for “sections 58 to 62”...
s.sch003 At the end of section 29 (discriminatory advertisements) add—
s.sch003 At the end of section 30 (instructions to discriminate, &c....
s.sch003 At the end of section 31 (pressure to discriminate, &c.)...
s.sch003 Part VII (Commission for Racial Equality) shall cease to have...
s.sch003 Sections 58 to 64 (enforcement) shall cease to have effect....
s.sch003 Section 66 (assistance by Commission for Racial Equality) shall cease...
s.sch003 (1) Section 68 (timing of proceedings) shall be amended as...
s.sch003 In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (employments) omit...
s.sch003 Section 71C (codes of practice) shall cease to have effect....
s.sch003 Sections 71D and 71E (general public authority duty: compliance notice)...
s.sch003 In section 74 (orders and regulations)— (a) in subsection (1)...
s.sch003 In section 78 (interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1)—
s.sch003 Schedule 1 (Commission for Racial Equality) shall cease to have...
s.sch003 In Part II of Schedule 1A (general statutory duty)—
s.sch003 The Estate Agents Act 1979 shall be amended as follows....
s.sch003 In section 9(6) (provision of information to Office of Fair...
s.sch003 (1) Schedule 1 shall be amended as follows.
s.sch003 (1) The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 shall be amended...
s.sch003 (1) The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 shall be...
s.sch003 In section 28(2) of the Employment Act 1989 (orders) for...
s.sch003 The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 shall be amended as follows....
s.sch003 At the end of section 16B (discriminatory advertisements) add—
s.sch003 At the end of section 16C (instructions and pressure to...
s.sch003 Section 17B (proceedings by Disability Rights Commission) shall cease to...
s.sch003 Section 28 (conciliation services) shall cease to have effect.
s.sch003 In sections 28C(4) and 28T(2) (non-discrimination in education) for “section...
s.sch003 Section 31B (conciliation services) shall cease to have effect.
s.sch003 In section 49D(5) for “Disability Rights Commission” substitute “ Commission...
s.sch003 Sections 49E and 49F (public authorities: enforcement) shall cease to...
s.sch003 (1) The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 shall be...
s.sch003 Section 49H (let property: conciliation of disputes) shall cease to...
s.sch003 Section 49I (conciliation of disputes: rented housing in Scotland) shall...
s.sch003 Section 53A (codes of practice) shall cease to have effect....
s.sch003 In section 67(5)(b) (regulations and orders) omit the words “53A(6)(a)”....
s.sch003 In section 68(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “regulations” omit...
s.sch003 In section 70(5A) for “7B, 49G, 49H and 53A(1D) and...
s.sch003 (1) For paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 3 (enforcement) substitute—
s.sch003 After section 21(1)(gb) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (jurisdiction...
s.sch003 In section 8A(4)(a) of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996,...
s.sch003 The Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 shall cease to have...
s.sch003 The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 shall be amended as follows....
s.sch003 In Part VI of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...
s.sch003 In Schedule 4 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act...
s.sch003 In paragraph 8(e) of Schedule 5 to the Housing (Scotland)...
s.sch003 In each of the following provisions of the Housing (Scotland)...
s.sch003 In section 37(3) (discriminatory practices) for “sections 67 to 71...
s.sch003 At the end of section 38 (discriminatory advertisements) add—
s.sch003 At the end of section 39 (instructions to discriminate (which...

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