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The Equality Act 2006 (Dissolution of Commissions and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/3555 · Made 17 December 2007

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Equal opportunities and human rights

Made 17th December 2007

Laid before Parliament 28th December 2007

Coming into force 31st December 2007

The Lord Privy Seal makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 36(1)(a) and 39(2)(c) of the Equality Act 2006f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.3.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment of consequential modifications
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Equality Act 2006 (Dissolution of Commissions and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 31st December 2007.

(2)

This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland.

2Amendment of consequential modifications

In the Schedule to the Equality Act 2006 (Dissolution of Commissions and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007f1—

(a)

for paragraph 4, substitute—

“4.

In its application to the Commission, the Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) Order 2001 shall have effect as if for “31st May 2002” (in each place) there were substituted “1st April 2008”.”f2;

(b)

for paragraph 9, substitute—

“9.

In the application of the Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Regulations 2005 to the Commission, regulation 2(6) shall have effect as if, after paragraph (d), there were inserted—

“(e)

in the case of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, 1st April 2008.”.”f3; and

(c)

for paragraph 11, substitute—

“11.

In the application of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Order 2006 to the Commission article 2(1) shall have effect as if, for “30th April 2007”, there were substituted “1st April 2008”.”f4.

Signature

Signed by

H Harman

Lord Privy Seal

Government Equalities Office

17th December 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the provisions of the Equality Act 2006 (Dissolution of Commissions and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 that make consequential modifications to the Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) Order 2001, the Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Regulations 2005 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Order 2006 to amend the deadlines applicable to the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (“the Commission”) under those instruments.

A regulatory impact assessment was produced for the Commission and is available on the Government Equalities Office website at http://www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk/cehr/equality_bill.htm. A further impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no additional impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.