Section 83 — Equality Act 2010: Interpretation and exceptions

Interpretation and exceptions 83 1 This section applies for the purposes of this Part. 2 “ Employment ” means—

a employment under a contract of employment, a contract of apprenticeship or a contract personally to do work;

b Crown employment;

c employment as a relevant member of the House of Commons staff;

d employment as a relevant member of the House of Lords staff.

3 This Part applies to service in the armed forces as it applies to employment by a private person; and for that purpose—

a references to terms of employment, or to a contract of employment, are to be read as including references to terms of service;

b references to associated employers are to be ignored.

4 A reference to an employer or an employee, or to employing or being employed, is (subject to section 212(11)) to be read with subsections (2) and (3); and a reference to an employer also includes a reference to a person who has no employees but is seeking to employ one or more other persons. 5 “ Relevant member of the House of Commons staff ” has the meaning given in section 195 of the Employment Rights Act 1996; and such a member of staff is an employee of—

a the person who is the employer of that member under subsection (6) of that section, or b if subsection (7) of that section applies in the case of that member, the person who is the employer of that member under that subsection. 6 “ Relevant member of the House of Lords staff ” has the meaning given in section 194 of that Act (which provides that such a member of staff is an employee of the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords).

7 In the case of a person in Crown employment, or in employment as a relevant member of the House of Commons staff, a reference to the person's dismissal is a reference to the termination of the person's employment.

8 A reference to a personal or public office, or to an appointment to a personal or public office, is to be construed in accordance with section 52. 9 “ Crown employment ” has the meaning given in section 191 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

10 Schedule 8 (reasonable adjustments) has effect.

11 Schedule 9 (exceptions) has effect.