# The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations, “sexual orientation” means a sexual orientation towards—
(a) persons of the same sex;
(b) persons of the opposite sex; or
(c) persons of the same sex and of the opposite sex.
(2) In these Regulations, references to discrimination are to any discrimination falling within regulation 3 (discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation) or 4 (discrimination by way of victimisation) and related expressions shall be construed accordingly, and references to harassment shall be construed in accordance with regulation 5 (harassment on grounds of sexual orientation).
(3) In these Regulations—
“act” includes a deliberate omission;
“benefits” includes facilities and services;
“detriment” does not include harassment within the meaning of regulation 5;
references to “employer”, in their application to a person at any time seeking to employ another, include a person who has no employees at that time;
“employment” means employment under a contract of service or of apprenticeship or a contract personally to do any work, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“Great Britain” includes such of the territorial waters of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Great Britain;
“Minister of the Crown” includes the Treasury and the Defence Council; and
“school”, in England and Wales, has the meaning given by section 4 of the Education Act 1996, and, in Scotland, has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, and references to a school are to an institution in so far as it is engaged in the provision of education under those sections.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110464540/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-equality-sexual-orientation-regulations-2003/regulation-2
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