Section 38 “Relevant offence”

United Kingdom

(1)

In this Part, “relevant offence”, in relation to a designated regulator, means an offence—

(a)

in relation to which the designated regulator has an enforcement function, and

(b)

which is contained in an Act immediately before the day on which this Act is passed.

(2)

In this Part “relevant offence”, in relation to a regulator other than a designated regulator, means an offence—

(a)

which is contained, immediately before the day on which this Act is passed, in an enactment specified in Schedule 6, and

(b)

in relation to which that regulator has an enforcement function.

(3)

F1The entry in Schedule 6 for Part 5 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is, in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, to be read as a reference to Part 12 of the Equality Act 2010.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 38(3) inserted by 2010 c. 15 Sch. 26 Pt. 1 para. 98 (as inserted) (1.10.2010) by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 6 (see S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2)

Notes on Part 3

Modifications

C1: Pt. 3 modified (21.1.2010) by Video Recordings Act 2010 (c. 1), s. 2(2), Sch. para. 5 (with Sch. para. 2(2)6)
C2: Pt. 3 modified (18.10.2023) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), ss. 68(1), 88(3)(b); S.I. 2023/1096, art. 2(c)