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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-guidance-on-the-definition-of-disability-appointed-day-order-2011/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/1159",
  "legislation_title": "The Equality Act 2010 (Guidance on the Definition of Disability) Appointed Day Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-guidance-on-the-definition-of-disability-appointed-day-order-2011",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Transitional provision",
  "text": "(1) This article applies in relation to any proceedings arising from a complaint presented to an adjudicating body, whenever presented, alleging that a person has, before 1st May 2011, committed an act which is unlawful discrimination or harassment.\n(2) A reference to an act in paragraph (1) of this article includes a reference to a continuing act which began before 1st May 2011.\n(3) A reference to proceedings in paragraph (1) of this article is a reference to—\n(a) Proceedings brought under the 1995 Act by virtue of article 15 of the 2010 Order, or\n(b) Proceedings brought under the 2010 Act by virtue of article 7 of the 2010 Order, or\n(c) Proceedings brought under the 2010 Act otherwise than by virtue of article 7 of the 2010 Order, and in which the act complained of occurred, or in which the continuing act complained of began, before 1st May 2011.\n(4) Where this article applies, the Guidance referred to in article 2(1) of this Order shall not have effect for the purposes of section 3 of the 1995 Act or paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 1 to the 2010 Act.\n(5) Where this article applies, the 1996 Guidance is to continue to have effect for the purposes referred to in paragraph (4) of this article.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1159/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:08:24.191590+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."
}