Part 1 Socio-Economic Inequalities

• 1 Public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities
• 2 Power to amend section 1
• 3 Enforcement

Part 2 Equality: Key Concepts

• 4 The protected characteristics
• 5 Age
• 6 Disability
• 7 Gender reassignment
• 8 Marriage and civil partnership
• 9 Race
• 10 Religion or belief
• 11 Sex
• 12 Sexual orientation

Discrimination

• 13 Direct discrimination
• 14 Combined discrimination: dual characteristics
• 15 Discrimination arising from disability
• 16 Gender reassignment discrimination: cases of absence from work
• 17 Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: non-work cases
• 18 Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: work cases
• 19 Indirect discrimination

Adjustments for disabled persons

• 20 Duty to make adjustments
• 21 Failure to comply with duty
• 22 Regulations

Discrimination: supplementary

• 23 Comparison by reference to circumstances
• 24 Irrelevance of alleged discriminator's characteristics
• 25 References to particular strands of discrimination

Other prohibited conduct

• 26 Harassment
• 27 Victimisation

Part 3 Services and Public Functions

Preliminary

• 28 Application of this Part

Provision of services, etc

• 29 Provision of services, etc

Supplementary

• 30 Ships and hovercraft
• 31 Interpretation and exceptions

Part 4 Premises

Preliminary

• 32 Application of this Part

Disposal and management

• 33 Disposals, etc
• 34 Permission for disposal
• 35 Management

Reasonable adjustments

• 36 Leasehold and commonhold premises and common parts
• 37 Adjustments to common parts in Scotland

Supplementary

• 38 Interpretation and exceptions

Part 5 Work

Employees

• 39 Employees and applicants
• 40 Employees and applicants: harassment
• 41 Contract workers

Police officers

• 42 Identity of employer
• 43 Interpretation

Partners

• 44 Partnerships
• 45 Limited liability partnerships
• 46 Interpretation

The Bar

• 47 Barristers
• 48 Advocates

Office-holders

• 49 Personal offices: appointments, etc
• 50 Public offices: appointments, etc
• 51 Public offices: recommendations for appointments, etc
• 52 Interpretation and exceptions

Qualifications

• 53 Qualifications bodies
• 54 Interpretation

Employment services

• 55 Employment service-providers
• 56 Interpretation

Trade organisations

• 57 Trade organisations

Local authority members

• 58 Official business of members
• 59 Interpretation

Recruitment

• 60 Enquiries about disability and health
• 61 Non-discrimination rule
• 62 Non-discrimination alterations
• 63 Communications

Sex equality

• 64 Relevant types of work
• 65 Equal work
• 66 Sex equality clause
• 67 Sex equality rule
• 68 Sex equality rule: consequential alteration of schemes
• 69 Defence of material factor
• 70 Exclusion of sex discrimination provisions
• 71 Sex discrimination in relation to contractual pay

Pregnancy and maternity equality

• 72 Relevant types of work
• 73 Maternity equality clause
• 74 Maternity equality clause: pay
• 75 Maternity equality rule
• 76 Exclusion of pregnancy and maternity discrimination provisions

Disclosure of information

• 77 Discussions about pay
• 78 Gender pay gap information

Supplementary

• 79 Comparators
• 80 Interpretation and exceptions
• 81 Ships and hovercraft
• 82 Offshore work
• 83 Interpretation and exceptions

Part 6 Education

• 84 Application of this Chapter
• 85 Pupils: admission and treatment, etc
• 86 Victimisation of pupils, etc for conduct of parents, etc
• 87 Application of certain powers under Education Act 1996
• 88 Disabled pupils: accessibility
• 89 Interpretation and exceptions
• 90 Application of this Chapter
• 91 Students: admission and treatment, etc
• 92 Further and higher education courses
• 93 Recreational or training facilities
• 94 Interpretation and exceptions
• 95 Application of this Chapter
• 96 Qualifications bodies
• 97 Interpretation
• 98 Reasonable adjustments
• 99 Educational charities and endowments

Part 7 Associations

Preliminary

• 100 Application of this Part

Membership, etc

• 101 Members and associates
• 102 Guests
• 103 Sections 101 and 102: further provision

Special provision for political parties

• 104 Selection of candidates
• 105 Time-limited provision
• 106 Information about diversity in range of candidates, etc

Supplementary

• 107 Interpretation and exceptions

Part 8 Prohibited Conduct: Ancillary

• 108 Relationships that have ended
• 109 Liability of employers and principals
• 110 Liability of employees and agents
• 111 Instructing, causing or inducing contraventions
• 112 Aiding contraventions

Part 9 Enforcement

• 113 Proceedings
• 114 Jurisdiction
• 115 Immigration cases
• 116 Education cases
• 117 National security
• 118 Time limits
• 119 Remedies
• 120 Jurisdiction
• 121 Armed forces cases
• 122 References by court to tribunal, etc
• 123 Time limits
• 124 Remedies: general
• 125 Remedies: national security
• 126 Remedies: occupational pension schemes
• 127 Jurisdiction
• 128 References by court to tribunal, etc
• 129 Time limits
• 130 Section 129: supplementary
• 131 Assessment of whether work is of equal value
• 132 Remedies in non-pensions cases
• 133 Remedies in pensions cases
• 134 Remedies in claims for arrears brought by pensioner members
• 135 Supplementary
• 136 Burden of proof
• 137 Previous findings
• 138 Obtaining information, etc
• 139 Interest
• 140 Conduct giving rise to separate proceedings
• 141 Interpretation, etc

Part 10 Contracts, Etc

Contracts and other agreements

• 142 Unenforceable terms
• 143 Removal or modification of unenforceable terms
• 144 Contracting out

Collective agreements and rules of undertakings

• 145 Void and unenforceable terms
• 146 Declaration in respect of void term, etc

Supplementary

• 147 Meaning of “qualifying compromise contract”
• 148 Interpretation

Part 11 Advancement of Equality

• 149 Public sector equality duty
• 150 Public authorities and public functions
• 151 Power to specify public authorities
• 152 Power to specify public authorities: consultation and consent
• 153 Power to impose specific duties
• 154 Power to impose specific duties: cross-border authorities
• 155 Power to impose specific duties: supplementary
• 156 Enforcement
• 157 Interpretation
• 158 Positive action: general
• 159 Positive action: recruitment and promotion

Part 12 Disabled Persons: Transport

• 160 Taxi accessibility regulations
• 161 Control of numbers of licensed taxis: exception
• 162 Designated transport facilities
• 163 Taxi licence conditional on compliance with taxi accessibility regulations
• 164 Exemption from taxi accessibility regulations
• 165 Passengers in wheelchairs
• 166 Passengers in wheelchairs: exemption certificates
• 167 Lists of wheelchair-accessible vehicles
• 168 Assistance dogs in taxis
• 169 Assistance dogs in taxis: exemption certificates
• 170 Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles
• 171 Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles: exemption certificates
• 172 Appeals
• 173 Interpretation
• 174 PSV accessibility regulations
• 175 Offence of contravening PSV accessibility regulations
• 176 Accessibility certificates
• 177 Approval certificates
• 178 Special authorisations
• 179 Reviews and appeals
• 180 Fees
• 181 Interpretation
• 182 Rail vehicle accessibility regulations
• 183 Exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility regulations
• 184 Procedure for making exemption orders
• 185 Annual report on exemption orders
• 186 Rail vehicle accessibility: compliance
• 187 Interpretation
• 188 Forgery, etc

Part 13 Disability: Miscellaneous

• 189 Reasonable adjustments
• 190 Improvements to let dwelling houses

Part 14 General Exceptions

• 191 Statutory provisions
• 192 National security
• 193 Charities
• 194 Charities: supplementary
• 195 Sport
• 196 General
• 197 Age

Part 15 Family Property

• 198 Abolition of husband's duty to maintain wife
• 199 Abolition of presumption of advancement
• 200 Amendment of Married Women's Property Act 1964
• 201 Civil partners: housekeeping allowance

Part 16 General and Miscellaneous

Civil partnerships

• 202 Civil partnerships on religious premises

EU obligations

• 203 Harmonisation
• 204 Harmonisation: procedure

Application

• 205 Crown application
• 206 Information society services

Subordinate legislation

• 207 Exercise of power
• 208 Ministers of the Crown, etc
• 209 The Welsh Ministers
• 210 The Scottish Ministers

Amendments, etc

• 211 Amendments, repeals and revocations

Interpretation

• 212 General interpretation
• 213 References to maternity leave, etc
• 214 Index of defined expressions

Final provisions

• 215 Money
• 216 Commencement
• 217 Extent
• 218 Short title

SCHEDULE 1 Disability: Supplementary Provision

• Part 1 Determination of Disability
• Part 2 Guidance
• SCHEDULE 2 Services and Public Functions: Reasonable Adjustments

SCHEDULE 3 Services and Public Functions: Exceptions

• Part 1 Constitutional Matters
• Part 2 Education
• Part 3 Health and Care
• Part 4 Immigration
• Part 5 Insurance, etc
• Part 6 Marriage
• Part 7 Separate and Single Services
• Part 8 Television, Radio and On-line Broadcasting and Distribution
• Part 9 Transport
• Part 10 Supplementary
• SCHEDULE 4 Premises: Reasonable Adjustments
• SCHEDULE 5 Premises: Exceptions
• SCHEDULE 6 Office-holders: Excluded Offices

SCHEDULE 7 Equality of Terms: Exceptions

• Part 1 Terms of Work
• Part 2 Occupational Pension Schemes

SCHEDULE 8 Work: Reasonable Adjustments

• Part 1 Introductory
• Part 2 Interested Disabled Person
• Part 3 Limitations on the Duty

SCHEDULE 9 Work: Exceptions

• Part 1 Occupational Requirements
• Part 2 Exceptions Relating to Age
• Part 3 Other Exceptions
• SCHEDULE 10 Accessibility for Disabled Pupils

SCHEDULE 11 Schools: Exceptions

• Part 1 Sex Discrimination
• Part 2 Religious or Belief-Related Discrimination
• Part 3 Disability Discrimination

SCHEDULE 12 Further and Higher Education Exceptions

• Part 1 Single-Sex Institutions, Etc
• Part 2 Other 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

• Part 1 Introductory
• Part 2 Tribunals in England and Wales
• Part 3 Tribunals in Scotland
• Part 4 Admissions and Exclusions
• SCHEDULE 18 Public Sector Equality Duty: Exceptions

SCHEDULE 19 Public Authorities

• Part 1 Public Authorities: General
• Part 2 Public Authorities: Relevant Welsh Authorities
• Part 3 Public Authorities: Relevant Scottish Authorities
• SCHEDULE 20 Rail Vehicle Accessibility: Compliance
• SCHEDULE 21 Reasonable Adjustments: Supplementary
• 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

• Part 1 Repeals
• Part 2 Revocations
• SCHEDULE 28 Index of Defined Expressions