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Index to Equality Bill

INTRODUCTION Background and summary Summary Overview of the structure of the Bill Summary of the Impact Assessments Public sector costs and manpower effects Other costs and benefits Summary of the (Equality) Impact Assessment Carbon impact Territorial extent and application General Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights Transposition of EU Directives Commencement COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES PART 1 : SOCIO-ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES Clause 2: Power to amend section 1 Clause 3: Enforcement PART 2: KEY CONCEPTS Clause 5: Age Clause 6: Disability Clause 7: Gender reassignment Clause 8: Marriage and civil partnership Clause 9: Race Clause 10: Religion or belief Clause 11: Sex Clause 12: Sexual orientation Chapter 2: Prohibited conduct Clause 14: Combined discrimination: dual characteristics Clause 15: Discrimination arising from disability Clause 16: Gender reassignment discrimination: cases of absence from work Clause 17: Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: non-work cases Clause 18: Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: work cases Clause 19: Indirect discrimination Clause 20: Duty to make adjustments Clause 21: Failure to comply with duty Clause 22: Regulations Clause 23: Comparison by reference to circumstances Clause 24: References to particular strands of discrimination Clause 25: Harassment Clause 26: Victimisation PART 3: SERVICES AND PUBLIC FUNCTIONS Clause 28: Provision of services, etc. Clause 29: Ships and hovercraft Clause 30: Interpretation and exceptions PART 4: PREMISES Clause 32: Disposals, etc. Clause 33: Permission for disposal Clause 34: Management Clause 35: Leasehold and commonhold premises and common parts Clause 36: Interpretation and exceptions PART 5: WORK Chapter 1: Employment, etc. Clause 38: Employees and applicants: harassment Clause 39: Contract workers Clause 40: Identity of employer Clause 41: Interpretation Clause 42: Partnerships Clause 43: Limited liability partnerships Clause 44: Interpretation Clause 45: Barristers Clause 46: Advocates Clause 47: Personal offices: appointments, etc. Clause 48: Public offices: appointments, etc. Clause 49: Public offices: recommendations for appointments etc. Clause 50: Interpretation and exceptions Clause 51: Qualifications bodies Clause 52: Interpretation Clause 53: Employment service-providers Clause 54: Interpretation Clause 55: Trade organisations Clause 56: Official business of members Clause 57: Interpretation Chapter 2: Occupational pension schemes Clause 59: Non-discrimination alterations Clause 60: Communications Chapter 3: Equality of terms Clause 62: Equal work Clause 63: Sex equality clause Clause 64: Sex equality rule Clause 65: Sex equality rule: consequential alteration of schemes Clause 66: Defence of material factor Clause 67: Exclusion of sex discrimination provisions Clause 68: Sex discrimination in relation to contractual pay Clause 69: Relevant types of work Clause 70: Maternity equality clause Clause 71: Maternity equality clause: pay Clause 72: Maternity equality rule Clause 73: Exclusion of pregnancy and maternity discrimination provisions Clause 74: Discussions with colleagues Clause 75: Gender pay gap information Clause 76: Colleagues Clause 77: Interpretation and exceptions Chapter 4: Supplementary Clause 79: Offshore work Clause 80: Interpretation and exceptions PART 6: EDUCATION Chapter 1: Schools Clause 82: Pupils: admission and treatment, etc. Clause 83: Victimisation of pupils, etc. for the conduct of parents, etc. Clause 84: Application of certain powers under Education Act 1996 Clause 85: Disabled pupils: accessibility Clause 86: Interpretation and exceptions Chapter 2: Further and higher education Clause 88: Students: admission and treatment, etc. Clause 89: Further and higher education courses Clause 90: Recreational or training facilities Clause 91: Interpretation and exceptions Chapter 3: General qualifications bodies Clause 93: Qualifications bodies Clause 94: Interpretation Chapter 4: Miscellaneous Clause 96: Educational charities and endowments PART 7: ASSOCIATIONS Clause 98: Members and associates Clause 99: Guests Clause 100: Sections 98 and 99: further provision Clause 101: Selection of candidates Clause 102: Time-limited provision Clause 103: Interpretation and exceptions PART 8: PROHIBITED CONDUCT: ANCILLARY Clause 105: Liability of employers and principals Clause 106: Liability of employees and agents Clause 107: Instructing, causing or inducing discrimination Clause 108: Aiding contraventions PART 9: ENFORCEMENT Chapter 1: Introductory Chapter 2: Civil courts Clause 111: Immigration cases Clause 112: Education cases Clause 113: National security Clause 114: Time limits Clause 115: Remedies Chapter 3: Employment tribunals Clause 117: Jurisdiction in armed forces cases Clause 118: References by court to tribunal, etc. Clause 119: Time limits Clause 120: Remedies: general Clause 121: Remedies: national security Clause 122: Remedies: occupational pension schemes Chapter 4: Equality of terms Clause 124: References by court to tribunal, etc. Clause 125: Time limits Clause 126: Section 125: supplementary Clause 127: Assessment of whether work is of equal value Clause 128: Remedies in non-pensions cases Clause 129: Remedies in pensions cases Clause 130: Remedies in claims for arrears brought by pensioner members Clause 131: Supplementary Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Clause 133: Previous findings Clause 134: Obtaining information etc. Clause 135: Interest Clause 136: Conduct giving rise to separate proceedings Clause 137: Interpretation, etc. PART 10: CONTRACTS, ETC. Clause 138: Unenforceable terms Clause 139: Removal or modification of unenforceable terms Clause 140: Contracting out Clause 141: Void and unenforceable terms Clause 142: Declaration in respect of void term, etc. Clause 143: Meaning of “qualifying compromise contract” Clause 144: Interpretation PART 11: ADVANCEMENT OF EQUALITY Clause 146: Public authorities and public functions Clause 147: Power to specify public authorities Clause 148: Power to specify public authorities: consultation and consent Clause 149: Power to impose specific duties Clause 150: Power to impose specific duties: cross-border authorities Clause 151: Power to impose specific duties: supplementary Clause 152: Enforcement Clause 153: Interpretation Chapter 2: Positive action Clause 155: Positive action: recruitment and promotion PART 12: DISABLED PERSONS: TRANSPORT Clause 157: Designated transport facilities Clause 158: Taxi licence conditional on compliance with taxi accessibility regulations Clause 159: Exemption from taxi accessibility regulations Clause 160: Passengers in wheelchairs Clause 161: Passengers in wheelchairs: exemption certificates Clause 162: Lists of wheelchair-accessible vehicles Clause 163: Assistance dogs in taxis Clause 164: Assistance dogs in taxis: exemption certificates Clause 165: Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles Clause 166: Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles: exemption certificates Clause 167: Appeals Clause 168: Interpretation Chapter 2: Public service vehicles Clause 170: Offence of contravening PSV accessibility regulations Clause 171: Accessibility certificates Clause 172: Approval certificates Clause 173: Special authorisations Clause 174: Reviews and appeals Clause 175: Fees Clause 176: Interpretation Chapter 3: Rail vehicles Clause 177: Rail vehicle accessibility regulations Clause 178: Exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility regulations Clause 179: Procedure for making exemption orders Clause 180: Annual report on exemption orders Clause 181: Rail vehicle accessibility: compliance Clause 182: Interpretation Chapter 4: Supplementary PART 13: DISABILITY: MISCELLANEOUS Clause 185: Improvements to let dwelling houses PART 14: GENERAL EXCEPTIONS Clause 187: National security Clause 188: Charities Clause 189: Charities: supplementary Clause 190: Sport Clause 191: General Clause 192: Age PART 15: GENERAL Clause 194: Crown application Clause 195: Information society services Clause 196: Exercise of power Clause 197: Ministers of the Crown Clause 198: The Welsh Ministers Clause 199: The Scottish Ministers Clause 200: Amendments, repeals and revocations Clause 201: General interpretation Clause 202: References to maternity leave, etc. Clause 203: Index of defined expressions Clause 204: Money Clause 205: Commencement Clause 206: Extent Clause 207: Short title Schedule 1: Disability: supplementary provision Schedule 2: Services and public functions: reasonable adjustments Schedule 3: Services and public functions: exceptions Schedule 4: Premises: reasonable adjustments Schedule 5: Premises: exceptions Schedule 6: Office-holders: excluded offices Schedule 7: Equality of terms: exceptions Schedule 8: Work: reasonable adjustments Schedule 9: Work: exceptions Schedule 10: Accessibility for disabled pupils Schedule 11: Schools: exceptions Schedule 12: Further and higher education exceptions Schedule 13: Education: reasonable adjustments Schedule 14: Educational charities and endowments Schedule 15: Associations: reasonable adjustments Schedule 16: Associations: exceptions Schedule 17: Disabled pupils: enforcement Schedule 18: Public sector equality duty: exceptions Schedule 19: Public authorities Schedule 20: rail vehicle accessibility: compliance Schedule 22: Statutory provisions Schedule 23: General exceptions Schedule 24: Harmonisation: exceptions Schedule 25: Information society services Schedule 26: Amendments Schedule 27: Repeals and revocations Schedule 28: Index of defined expressions

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