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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-commencement-no-4-savings-consequential-transitional-transitory-and-incidental-provisions-and-revocation-order-2010/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2317",
  "legislation_title": "The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-commencement-no-4-savings-consequential-transitional-transitory-and-incidental-provisions-and-revocation-order-2010",
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  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2010",
  "text": "(1) Subject to articles 3 to 25, the relevant provisions of the 2010 Act, as set out in the following paragraphs, come into force on 1st October 2010.\n(2) In Part 2 (equality: key concepts), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) sections 4 and 5;\n(b) section 6 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(c) sections 7 to 13;\n(d) sections 15 to 21;\n(e) section 22 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(f) sections 23 to 27;\n(g) Schedule 1 in so far as it is not already in force.\n(3) In Part 3 (services and public functions), all the provisions are relevant provisions except—\n(a) so far as they apply to the protected characteristic of age;\n(b) paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 so far as it relates to the third requirement in a case where A is—\n(i) a local authority in England or Wales exercising functions under the Education Acts, or\n(ii) an education authority exercising functions under an enactment specified in paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 3 to the 2010 Act.\n(4) In Part 4 (premises), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) sections 32 to 35;\n(b) section 36(1)(a) to (c), (2) to (4), (7) and (8);\n(c) section 38(1) to (7) and (9);\n(d) section 38(8) in so far as it relates to the provisions set out in paragraph (e);\n(e) in Schedule 4—\n(i) paragraphs 1 to 4;\n(ii) paragraph 8 except so far as it relates to paragraph 5(4)(c);\n(iii) paragraph 9 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(f) Schedule 5.\n(5) In Part 5 (work), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) sections 39 to 60;\n(b) section 61 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(c) sections 62 to 77;\n(d) section 79;\n(e) sections 80 to 83 in so far as they are not already in force;\n(f) Schedule 6;\n(g) Schedule 7 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(h) Schedule 8;\n(i) Schedule 9 in so far as it is not already in force.\n(6) In Part 6 (education), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) sections 84 to 93;\n(b) section 94 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(c) section 95;\n(d) sections 96 and 97 in so far as they are not already in force;\n(e) section 98 (except as provided in paragraph (i));\n(f) section 99;\n(g) Schedules 10 and 11;\n(h) Schedule 12 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(i) Schedule 13 except—\n(i) paragraph 2 so far as it relates to the third requirement;\n(ii) paragraph 5 so far as it relates to the third requirement in a case where A is the governing body of a maintained school (within the meaning of section 92 of the 2010 Act);\n(j) Schedule 14.\n(7) In Part 7 (associations), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) sections 100 to 105 except so far as they apply to the protected characteristic of age;\n(b) section 107 except so far as it applies to the protected characteristic of age;\n(c) Schedule 15;\n(d) Schedule 16 except so far as it applies to the protected characteristic of age.\n(8) In Part 8 (prohibited conduct: ancillary), all the provisions are relevant provisions.\n(9) In Part 9 (enforcement), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) sections 113 to 115;\n(b) section 116(1)(a) and (b) and (2);\n(c) section 116(1)(c) so far as it relates to, and for the purpose of, making rules under Part 3 of Schedule 17 to the 2010 Act;\n(d) section 116(3) in so far as it relates to the provisions set out in paragraph (k));\n(e) section 117 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(f) sections 118 to 135;\n(g) section 136(1) to (6)(a) to (e);\n(h) section 137;\n(i) section 138 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(j) sections 139 to 141;\n(k) in Schedule 17—\n(i) Parts 1 and 2 in so far as they are not already in force;\n(ii) Part 3 so far as it confers or relates to the power to make rules under paragraph 10 of that Schedule;\n(iii) Part 4.\n(10) In Part 10 (contracts, etc.), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) sections 142 to 146;\n(b) section 147 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(c) section 148.\n(11) In Part 11 (advancement of equality), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) section 158;\n(b) section 159(3) for the purposes of section 158(4)(a) only.\n(12) In Part 12 (disabled persons: transport), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) section 161 so far as it confers the power to make regulations;\n(b) section 165 so far as it relates to, and for the purpose of, the issue of exemption certificates under section 166;\n(c) section 166;\n(d) section 167(1) to (5), and (7), so far as it relates to, and for the purpose of, the issue of exemption certificates under section 166;\n(e) section 167(6);\n(f) sections 168 to 185;\n(g) sections 187 and 188.\n(13) In Part 13 (disability: miscellaneous), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) section 189 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(b) section 190;\n(c) Schedule 21 in so far as it is not already in force.\n(14) In Part 14 (general exceptions), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) section 191 (except as provided in paragraph (d));\n(b) sections 192 to 195;\n(c) section 196 (except as provided in paragraph (e));\n(d) Schedule 22 except so far as it applies to the protected characteristic of age in Parts 3 and 7 of the 2010 Act;\n(e) Schedule 23 except so far as it applies to the protected characteristic of age in Parts 3 and 7 of the 2010 Act.\n(15) In Part 16 (general and miscellaneous), the relevant provisions are—\n(a) section 206;\n(b) section 211(1) in so far as it relates to the provisions set out in paragraph (e));\n(c) section 211(2) (except as provided in paragraph (f));\n(d) Schedule 25;\n(e) in Schedule 26—\n(i) paragraphs 1 to 8;\n(ii) paragraphs 13 to 60;\n(iii) paragraph 61 in so far as it is not already in force;\n(iv) paragraphs 62 to 64;\n(v) paragraph 65(4);\n(vi) paragraphs 66 to 72;\n(vii) paragraph 75;\n(viii) paragraph 76 except so far as it relates to section 34(2)(a) and (b) of the 2006 Act, as substituted by sub-paragraph (3)(b) of that paragraph;\n(ix) paragraphs 77 to 81;\n(x) paragraph 82 except so far as it relates to sections 84 and 85 of the 2006 Act;\n(xi) paragraphs 83 to 107;\n(f) Schedule 27 except so far as it repeals—\n(i) sections 76A to 76C of the 1975 Act (and section 81 of that Act so far as relating to those sections);\n(ii) sections 71 to 71B of, and Schedule 1A to, the 1976 Act;\n(iii) sections 17(8), 18 and 19(10) of the Local Government Act 1988;\n(iv) sections 49A to 49D of the 1995 Act;\n(v) section 404 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;\n(vi) sections 84 and 85 of the 2006 Act;\n(vii) sections 55 and 56 of the Local Transport Act 2008.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 1.10.2010, see art. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Schedule 26 has been amended by the 2010 Order and the paragraphs within it have been renumbered."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By virtue of S.I. 2009/2231, references in section 85 of the 2006 Act to an office-holder in the Scottish Administration are to be taken to include a reference to the Scottish Court Service established by the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (2008 asp 6), section 60(1)."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Schedule 27 has been amended by the 2010 Order."
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 76A was inserted by the 2006 Act, section 84(1) and was amended by S.I. 2007/1388 and 2007/2914. Sections 76B and 76C were inserted by the 2006 Act, section 85(1) and were amended by S.I. 2007/2914. Section 76B was also amended by S.I. 2007/1388."
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Sections 71 to 71B of the 1976 Act were substituted by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (c.21), section 2(1). Sections 71 and 71B were amended by S.I. 2007/2914. Section 71B was also amended by S.I. 2007/1388. Section 71A was amended by the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c.41), section 6(5) and Schedule 9. Schedule 1A was inserted by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, Schedule 1 and has been subject to amendments not relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1988 c.9; section 17(8) was amended by the Trade Union and Labour Relations Consolidation Act 1992 (c.52), Schedule 2, paragraph 38 and by S.I. 2009/1941. Section 18 was amended by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, Schedule 2, paragraphs 20 to 22 and the Environment Act 1995 (c.25), Schedule 8, paragraph 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Sections 49A to 49D were inserted by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (c.13), section 3. Section 49B was amended by S.I. 2007/1388. Section 49C was amended by the 2006 Act, section 88 and S.I. 2007/1388. Section 49D was amended by the 2006 Act, Schedule 3, paragraphs 41 and 48 and S.I. 2007/1388."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "1999 c.29; section 404 was amended by the Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c.24), section 11 and Schedule 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "2008 c.26."
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