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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/schedule-26/paragraph-18",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2010/15",
  "legislation_title": "Equality Act 2010",
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  "path": "schedule/26/paragraph/18",
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  "number": "18",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 7(2) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (requirement for appointments to be on merit to be subject to discrimination law)—\n(a) omit paragraphs (c), (d) and (f), and\n(b) at the end insert—\n“(g) sections 39, 40 and 49 to 51 of the Equality Act 2010 (employees and office-holders), so far as relating to disability, and Schedule 8 to that Act (reasonable adjustments for disabled persons) so far as it applies in relation to sections 39 and 49 to 51 of that Act;\n(h) paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to that Act (occupational requirements), so far as relating to sex, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment or race.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 26 paras. 16-60 inserted (1.10.2010) by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), arts. 1(2), 12, Sch. 1 para. 5"
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      "affecting_title": "Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018"
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      "affecting_title": "Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018"
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      "affecting_title": "Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022"
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  "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."
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