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Section 53 Qualifications bodies

(1)

A qualifications body (A) must not discriminate against a person (B)—

(a)

in the arrangements A makes for deciding upon whom to confer a relevant qualification;

(b)

as to the terms on which it is prepared to confer a relevant qualification on B;

(c)

by not conferring a relevant qualification on B.

(2)

A qualifications body (A) must not discriminate against a person (B) upon whom A has conferred a relevant qualification—

(a)

by withdrawing the qualification from B;

(b)

by varying the terms on which B holds the qualification;

(c)

by subjecting B to any other detriment.

(3)

A qualifications body must not, in relation to conferment by it of a relevant qualification, harass—

(a)

a person who holds the qualification, or

(b)

a person who applies for it.

(4)

A qualifications body (A) must not victimise a person (B)—

(a)

in the arrangements A makes for deciding upon whom to confer a relevant qualification;

(b)

as to the terms on which it is prepared to confer a relevant qualification on B;

(c)

by not conferring a relevant qualification on B.

(5)

A qualifications body (A) must not victimise a person (B) upon whom A has conferred a relevant qualification—

(a)

by withdrawing the qualification from B;

(b)

by varying the terms on which B holds the qualification;

(c)

by subjecting B to any other detriment.

(6)

A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a qualifications body.

(7)

The application by a qualifications body of a competence standard to a disabled person is not disability discrimination unless it is discrimination by virtue of section 19.