Equality Act 2010
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 139A — Equal pay audits
Equal pay audits 139A 1 Regulations may make provision requiring an employment tribunal to order the respondent to carry out an equal pay audit in any case where the tribunal finds that there has…
Section 140 — Conduct giving rise to separate proceedings
Conduct giving rise to separate proceedings 140 1 This section applies in relation to conduct which has given rise to two or more separate proceedings under this Act, with at least one being for a…
Section 140A — Extension of time limits because of mediation in certain cross-border disputes
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Section 140AA — Extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution in certain consumer contract disputes
Extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution in certain consumer contract disputes 140AA 1 In this section— “ ADR ” has the same meaning as in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of the Digital…
Section 140B — Extension of time limits to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings
Extension of time limits to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings 140B 1 This section applies where a time limit is set by section 123(1)(a) or 129(3) or (4). ... 2 In this…
Section 141 — Interpretation, etc.
Interpretation, etc. 141 1 This section applies for the purposes of this Part. 2 A reference to the responsible person, in relation to an equality clause or rule, is to be construed in accordance…
Section 142 — Unenforceable terms
Unenforceable terms 142 1 A term of a contract is unenforceable against a person in so far as it constitutes, promotes or provides for treatment of that or another person that is of a description…
Section 143 — Removal or modification of unenforceable terms
Removal or modification of unenforceable terms 143 1 The county court or the sheriff may, on an application by a person who has an interest in a contract or other agreement which includes a term that…
Section 144 — Contracting out
Contracting out 144 1 A term of a contract is unenforceable by a person in whose favour it would operate in so far as it purports to exclude or limit a provision of or made under this Act. 2 A…
Section 145 — Void and unenforceable terms
Void and unenforceable terms 145 1 A term of a collective agreement is void in so far as it constitutes, promotes or provides for treatment of a description prohibited by this Act. 2 A rule of an…
Section 146 — Declaration in respect of void term, etc.
Declaration in respect of void term, etc. 146 1 A qualifying person (P) may make a complaint to an employment tribunal that a term is void, or that a rule is unenforceable, as a result of section…
Section 147 — Meaning of “qualifying settlement agreement ”
Meaning of “qualifying settlement agreement ” 147 1 This section applies for the purposes of this Part. 2 A qualifying settlement agreement is a contract in relation to which each of the conditions…
Section 148 — Interpretation
Interpretation 148 1 This section applies for the purposes of this Part. 2 A reference to treatment of a description prohibited by this Act does not include treatment in so far as it is treatment…
Section 149 — Public sector equality duty
Public sector equality duty 149 1 A public authority must, in the exercise of its functions, have due regard to the need to— a eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other…
Section 150 — Public authorities and public functions
Public authorities and public functions 150 1 A public authority is a person who is specified in Schedule 19. 2 In that Schedule— Part 1 specifies public authorities generally; Part 2 specifies…
Section 151 — Power to specify public authorities
Power to specify public authorities 151 1 A Minister of the Crown may by order amend Part 1, 2 or 3 of Schedule 19. 2 The Welsh Ministers may by order amend Part 2 of Schedule 19. 3 The Scottish…
Section 152 — Power to specify public authorities: consultation ...
Power to specify public authorities: consultation ... 152 1 Before making an order under a provision specified in the first column of the Table, a Minister of the Crown must consult the person or…
Section 153 — Power to impose specific duties
Power to impose specific duties 153 1 A Minister of the Crown may by regulations impose duties on a public authority specified in Part 1 of Schedule 19 for the purpose of enabling the better…
Section 154 — Power to impose specific duties: cross-border authorities
Power to impose specific duties: cross-border authorities 154 1 If a Minister of the Crown exercises the power in section 151(5) to add an entry for a public authority to Part 4 of Schedule 19, the…
Section 155 — Power to impose specific duties: supplementary
Power to impose specific duties: supplementary 155 1 Regulations under section 153 or 154 may require a public authority to consider such matters as may be specified from time to time by— a a…
Section 156 — Enforcement
Enforcement 156 A failure in respect of a performance of a duty imposed by or under this Chapter does not confer a cause of action at private law.
Section 157 — Interpretation
Interpretation 157 1 This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter. 2 A relevant Welsh authority is a devolved Welsh authority (within the meaning given by section 157A of the Government of…
Section 158 — Positive action: general
Positive action: general 158 1 This section applies if a person (P) reasonably thinks that— a persons who share a protected characteristic suffer a disadvantage connected to the characteristic, b…
Section 159 — Positive action: recruitment and promotion
Positive action: recruitment and promotion 159 1 This section applies if a person (P) reasonably thinks that— a persons who share a protected characteristic suffer a disadvantage connected to the…
Section 160 — Taxi accessibility regulations
Taxi accessibility regulations 160 1 The Secretary of State may make regulations (in this Chapter referred to as “ taxi accessibility regulations ”) for securing that it is possible for disabled…
Section 161 — Control of numbers of licensed taxis: exception
Control of numbers of licensed taxis: exception 161 1 This section applies if— a an application for a licence in respect of a vehicle is made under section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847, b…
Section 162 — Designated transport facilities
Designated transport facilities 162 1 The appropriate authority may by regulations provide for the application of any taxi provision (with or without modification) to— a vehicles used for the…
Section 163 — Taxi licence conditional on compliance with taxi accessibility regulations
Taxi licence conditional on compliance with taxi accessibility regulations 163 1 A licence for a taxi to ply for hire must not be granted unless the vehicle conforms with the provisions of taxi…
Section 164 — Exemption from taxi accessibility regulations
Exemption from taxi accessibility regulations 164 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a relevant licensing authority to apply for an order (an “exemption order”) exempting the…
Section 164A — Disabled passengers: duties of drivers
Disabled passengers: duties of drivers 164A 1 This section imposes duties on the driver of a taxi or private hire vehicle which has been hired— a by or for a disabled person, or b by another person…
Section 165 — Disabled passengers in wheelchairs: duties of drivers of designated vehicles
Disabled passengers in wheelchairs: duties of drivers of designated vehicles 165 1 This section imposes duties on the driver of a designated taxi or designated private hire vehicle which has been…
Section 165A — Disabled passengers: assistance to identify and find vehicle
Disabled passengers: assistance to identify and find vehicle 165A 1 This section imposes duties on the driver of a private hire vehicle or pre-booked taxi where the following two conditions are met.…
Section 166 — Disabled passengers : exemption certificates
Disabled passengers : exemption certificates 166 1 A licensing authority must issue a person with a certificate exempting the person from the mobility assistance duties (an “exemption certificate”)…
Section 167 — Lists of wheelchair-accessible vehicles
Lists of wheelchair-accessible vehicles 167 1 For the purposes of section 165, a licensing authority must maintain and publish a list of vehicles falling within subsection (2). 2 A vehicle falls…
Section 167A — Disabled passengers: duties of operators of private hire vehicles
Disabled passengers: duties of operators of private hire vehicles 167A 1 The operator of a private hire vehicle commits an offence by failing or refusing to accept a booking for the vehicle if— a the…
Section 168 — Assistance dogs in taxis
Assistance dogs in taxis 168 1 This section imposes duties on the driver of a taxi which has been hired— a by or for a disabled person who is accompanied by an assistance dog, or b by another person…
Section 169 — Assistance dogs in taxis: exemption certificates
Assistance dogs in taxis: exemption certificates 169 1 A licensing authority must issue a person with a certificate exempting the person from the duties imposed by section 168 (an “exemption…
Section 170 — Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles
Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles 170 1 The operator of a private hire vehicle commits an offence by failing or refusing to accept a booking for the vehicle— a if the booking is requested by…
Section 171 — Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles: exemption certificates
Assistance dogs in private hire vehicles: exemption certificates 171 1 A licensing authority must issue a driver with a certificate exempting the driver from the offence under section 170(3) (an…
Section 172 — Appeals
Appeals 172 1 A person who is aggrieved by the refusal of a licensing authority in England and Wales to issue an exemption certificate under section 166, 169 or 171 may appeal to a magistrates' court…
Section 173 — Interpretation
Interpretation 173 1 In this Chapter— “ accessibility requirements ” has the meaning given in section 167(5); “ assistance dog ” means— a dog which has been trained to guide a blind person; a dog…
Section 174 — PSV accessibility regulations
PSV accessibility regulations 174 1 The Secretary of State may make regulations (in this Chapter referred to as “ PSV accessibility regulations ”) for securing that it is possible for disabled…
Section 175 — Offence of contravening PSV accessibility regulations
Offence of contravening PSV accessibility regulations 175 1 A person commits an offence by— a contravening a provision of PSV accessibility regulations; b using on a road a regulated public service…
Section 176 — Accessibility certificates
Accessibility certificates 176 1 A regulated public service vehicle must not be used on a road unless— a a vehicle examiner has issued a certificate (an “accessibility certificate”) that such…
Section 177 — Approval certificates
Approval certificates 177 1 The Secretary of State may approve a vehicle for the purposes of this section if satisfied that such provisions of PSV accessibility regulations as are prescribed for the…
Section 178 — Special authorisations
Special authorisations 178 1 The Secretary of State may by order authorise the use on roads of— a a regulated public service vehicle of a class or description specified by the order, or b a regulated…
Section 179 — Reviews and appeals
Reviews and appeals 179 1 Subsection (2) applies if the Secretary of State refuses an application for the approval of a vehicle under section 177(1) and, before the end of the prescribed period, the…
Section 180 — Fees
Fees 180 1 The Secretary of State may charge such fees, payable at such times, as are prescribed in respect of— a applications for, and grants of, approval under section 177(1); b applications for,…
Section 181 — Interpretation
Interpretation 181 In this Chapter— “ accessibility certificate ” has the meaning given in section 176(1); “ approval certificate ” has the meaning given in section 177(4); “ PSV accessibility…
Section 181A — Information for bus passengers
Information for bus passengers 181A 1 The Secretary of State may, for the purpose of facilitating travel by disabled persons, make regulations requiring operators of local services to make available…