{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-disability-regulations-2010/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-disability-regulations-2010/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2128",
  "legislation_title": "The Equality Act 2010 (Disability) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-disability-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Other conditions not to be treated as impairments",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of the Act the following conditions are to be treated as not amounting to impairments:—\n(a) a tendency to set fires,\n(b) a tendency to steal,\n(c) a tendency to physical or sexual abuse of other persons,\n(d) exhibitionism, and\n(e) voyeurism.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, for the purposes of the Act the condition known as seasonal allergic rhinitis shall be treated as not amounting to an impairment.\n(3) Paragraph (2) above shall not prevent that condition from being taken into account for the purposes of the Act where it aggravates the effect of any other condition.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regs. 3-5 applied (temp.) (E.) (5.11.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1200), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(b) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Regs. 3-5 applied (temp.) (E.) (2.12.2020) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1374), regs. 1(2), 2(7) (with reg. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Regs. 3-5 applied (temp.) (E.) (29.3.2021) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/364), regs. 1(2), 2(6) (with reg. 21 (as amended (20.6.2021 at 11.55 p.m.) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/705), regs. 1(2), 2(3) (with reg. 1(4)))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2128/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:32:52.539395+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}