{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/section-38",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/section-38.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2010/15",
  "legislation_title": "Equality Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010",
  "path": "section/38",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Interpretation and exceptions",
  "text": "(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part.\n(2) A reference to premises is a reference to the whole or part of the premises.\n(3) A reference to disposing of premises includes, in the case of premises subject to a tenancy, a reference to—\n(a) assigning the premises,\n(b) sub-letting them, or\n(c) parting with possession of them.\n(4) A reference to disposing of premises also includes a reference to granting a right to occupy them.\n(5) A reference to disposing of an interest in a commonhold unit includes a reference to creating an interest in a commonhold unit.\n(6) A reference to a tenancy is to a tenancy created (whether before or after the passing of this Act)—\n(a) by a lease or sub-lease,\n(b) by an agreement for a lease or sub-lease,\n(c) by a tenancy agreement, or\n(d) in pursuance of an enactment,\nand a reference to a tenant is to be construed accordingly.\n(7) A reference to commonhold land, a commonhold association, a commonhold community statement, a commonhold unit or a unit-holder is to be construed in accordance with the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.\n(8) Schedule 4 (reasonable adjustments) has effect.\n(9) Schedule 5 (exceptions) has effect.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 38 partly in force; s. 38 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 216; s. 38(8) in force for certain purposes at 4.8.2010 by S.I. 2010/1966, art. 2; s. 38(1)-(7)(9) wholly in force and s. 38(8) in force for certain further purposes at 1.10.2010 by S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2(1)(4)(c)(d) (with art. 15)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:03:45.890819+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}