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StatuteHuman Rights Act 1993

Section 42 — Human Rights Act 1993: Access by the public to places, vehicles, and facilities

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42 Access by the public to places, vehicles, and facilities (1) It shall be unlawful for any person— (a) To refuse to allow any other person access to or use of any place or vehicle which members of the public are entitled or allowed to enter or use; or (b) To refuse any other person the use of any facilities in that place or vehicle which are available to members of the public; or (c) To require any other person to leave or cease to use that place or vehicle or those facilities,—

by reason of any of the prohibited grounds of discrimination. (2) In this section the term vehicle includes a vessel, an aircraft, or a hovercraft. Compare: 1977 No 49 s 23(1), (3)

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