Regulation 7 Educational establishments, local education authorities, and education authorities

(1)

It is unlawful for the responsible body of an educational establishment listed in Schedule 3 to discriminate against a person—

(a)

in the terms on which it offers to admit him as a pupil,

(b)

by refusing to accept an application to admit him as a pupil, or

(c)

where he is a pupil of the establishment—

(i)

in the way in which it affords him access to any benefit, facility or service,

(ii)

by refusing him access to a benefit, facility or service,

(iii)

by excluding him from the establishment, or

(iv)

by subjecting him to any other detriment.

(2)

In the application of this regulation and Schedule 3 to England and Wales—

(a)

an expression also used in any of the Education Acts (within the meaning of section 578 of the Education Act 1996^f1) has the same meaning as in that Act, and

(b)

“pupil” in relation to an establishment includes any person who receives education at that establishment.

(3)

In the application of this regulation and Schedule 3 to Scotland, an expression also used in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980^f2 has the same meaning as in that Act.

(4)

It is unlawful for a local education authority (in England and Wales) or an education authority (in Scotland) in the exercise of their functions to discriminate against a person.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1996 c. 56.
f2: 1980 c. 44.