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StatuteEquality Act 2010

Section 5 — Equality Act 2010: Age

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Age 5 1 In relation to the protected characteristic of age—

a a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a person of a particular age group;

b a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons of the same age group.

2 A reference to an age group is a reference to a group of persons defined by reference to age, whether by reference to a particular age or to a range of ages.

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