Section 54 — Equality Act 2010: Interpretation

Interpretation 54 1 This section applies for the purposes of section 53.

2 A qualifications body is an authority or body which can confer a relevant qualification.

3 A relevant qualification is an authorisation, qualification, recognition, registration, enrolment, approval or certification which is needed for, or facilitates engagement in, a particular trade or profession.

4 An authority or body is not a qualifications body in so far as—

a it can confer a qualification to which section 96 applies, b it is the responsible body of a school to which section 85 applies, c it is the governing body of an institution to which section 91 applies, d it exercises functions under the Education Acts, or e it exercises functions under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.

5 A reference to conferring a relevant qualification includes a reference to renewing or extending the conferment of a relevant qualification.

6 A competence standard is an academic, medical or other standard applied for the purpose of determining whether or not a person has a particular level of competence or ability.