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Equality Bill [HL]

Equality Bill [HL]
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Trade and Industry, are
published separately as Bill 85—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Alan Johnson has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of
the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Equality Bill [HL] are compatible with the
Convention rights.
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Equality Bill [HL]
Contents
Part 1
The Commission for Equality and Human Rights
The Commission
1    Establishment
2    Constitution, &c.
3    General duty
4    Strategic plan
5    Strategic plan: consultation
6    Disclosure
7    Scotland: human rights
Duties
8    Equality and diversity
9    Human rights
10    Groups
11    Monitoring the law
12    Monitoring progress
General powers
13    Information, advice, &c.
14    Codes of practice
15    Codes of practice: supplemental
16    Inquiries
17    Grants
18    Human rights
19    Groups
Enforcement powers
20    Investigations
21    Unlawful act notice
22    Action plans
23    Agreements
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24    Applications to court
25    Application to restrain unlawful advertising, pressure, &c.
26    Section 25: supplemental
27    Conciliation
28    Legal assistance
29    Legal assistance: costs
30    Judicial review and other legal proceedings
31    Public sector duties: assessment
32    Public sector duties: compliance notice
Interpretation
33    Equality and human rights enactments
34    Unlawful
35    General
Dissolution of Existing Commissions
36    Dissolution
37    Transfer of property, &c.
38    Transfer of property: supplemental
Miscellaneous
39    Orders and regulations
40    Consequential amendments
41    Transitional: the Commission
42    Transitional: functions of the dissolved Commissions
Part 2
Discrimination on grounds of religion or belief
Key concepts
43    Religion and belief
44    Discrimination
Prohibited discrimination
45    Goods, facilities and services
46    Premises
47    Section 46: exceptions
48    Educational establishments
49    Section 48: exceptions
50    Local education authorities and education authorities
51    Public authorities: general
Other unlawful acts
52    Discriminatory practices
53    Discriminatory advertisements
54    Instructing or causing discrimination
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General exceptions
55    Statutory requirements
56    Organisations relating to religion or belief
57    Charities relating to religion or belief
58    Faith schools, &c.
59    Membership requirement
60    Education, training and welfare
61    Care within family
62    National security
63    Amendment of exceptions
Enforcement
64    Restriction of proceedings
65    Claim of unlawful action
66    Immigration
67    Remedies
68    Timing
69    Information
70    National security
71    Validity and revision of contracts
General
72    Aiding unlawful acts
73    Employers’ and principals’ liability
74    Police, &c.
75    Indirect provision of benefit, &c.
76    Employment Equality Regulations
77    Crown application
78    Interpretation
79    Territorial application
Part 3
Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation
80    Regulations
Part 4
Public Functions
Sex discrimination
81    Prohibition of discrimination
82    General duty to promote equality, &c.
83    Specific duties
84    Codes of practice
85    National security
Disability discrimination
86    General duty: exceptions
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87    National security
Race discrimination
88    National security
Part 5
General
89    Repeals
90    Crown application
91    Commencement
92    Extent
93    Short title
Schedule 1   —    The Commission: Constitution, &c.
Part 1   —
Constitution
Part 2   —
Proceedings
Part 3   —
Money
Part 4   —
Status, &c.
Part 5   —
Disability Committee
Schedule 2   —    Inquiries, Investigations and Assessments
Schedule 3   —    Amendments Consequential on Part 1
Schedule 4   —    Repeals

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