Equality Act 2006
2006 c. 3 · 96 provisionsView on legislation.gov.uk
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 discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation; to impose duties relating to sex discrimination on persons performing public functions; to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; and for connected purposes.
- Essop and others v Home Office (UK Border Agency); Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 27
- R (on the application of E) v The Governing Body of JFS and the Admissions Appeal Panel of JFS and others [2009] UKSC 15
- R v Hackney London Borough Council and another [2020] UKSC 40
- Race Relations Act 1976
- Section 58: Issue of non-discrimination notice.
- Section 59: Appeal against non-discrimination notice.
- Section 60: Investigation as to compliance with non-discrimination notice.
- Section 61: Register of non-discrimination notices.
- Section 62: Persistent discrimination.
- Section 63: Enforcement of ss. 29 to 31.
- Section 64: Preliminary action in employment cases.
- Section 66: Assistance by Commission.
- Section 71C: General statutory duty: codes of practice.
- Section 71D: General statutory duty: compliance notices.
- Section 71E: Enforcement of compliance notices.
- Sex Discrimination Act 1975
- Section 67: Issue of non-discrimination notice.
- Section 68: Appeal against non-discrimination notice.
- Section 69: Investigation as to compliance with non-discrimination notice.
- Section 70: Register of non-discrimination notices.
- Section 71: Persistent discrimination.
- Section 72: Enforcement of ss. 38 to 40.
- Section 73: Preliminary action in employment cases.
- Section 75: Assistance by Commission.
- Section 76D: Specific duties: enforcement
- Section 76E: Codes of practice
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