The Equality Act 2010 Codes of Practice (Services, Public Functions and Associations, Employment, and Equal Pay) Order 2011
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2011/857 |
| Year | 2011 |
2011 No. 857
Equality
The Equality Act 2010 Codes of Practice (Services, Public Functions and Associations, Employment, and Equal Pay) Order 2011
Made 17th March 2011
Coming into force 6th April 2011
In accordance with section 14(6) of the Equality Act 20061(“the 2006 Act”), the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (“the Commission”) published proposals for codes of practice in connection with matters addressed by the Equality Act 20102, and consulted such persons as the Commission thought appropriate.
In accordance with section 14(7)(a) of the 2006 Act, the Commission submitted drafts of the codes of practice to the Secretary of State, who approved these, notified the Commission and laid copies before Parliament on 12th October 2010.
The draft codes of practice lay before Parliament for the period of 40 days specified in section 14(8) of the 2006 Act, during which period neither House passed a resolution disapproving any of them.
In accordance with section 14(8)(a) of the 2006 Act, on 26th January 2011 the Commission issued the codes of practice in the form of the drafts that were laid before Parliament.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 14(8)(b) of the 2006 Act, makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Equality Act 2010 Codes of Practice (Services, Public Functions and Associations, Employment, and Equal Pay) Order 2011 and comes into force immediately after the Former Equality Commissions’ Codes of Practice (Employment, Equal Pay, and Rights of Access for Disabled Persons) (Revocation) Order 20113.
(2) In this Order, “the codes” means the Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations4, the Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice on Employment5and the Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice on Equal Pay6issued by the Commission under section 14(1) of the Equality Act 20067on 26th January 2011.
Commencement of the codes
2. The codes shall come into force on 6th April 2011.
Theresa May
Secretary of State for the Home Department
17th March 2011
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 6th April 2011 the Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations (“the Services Code”), the Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice on Employment (“the Employment Code”) and the Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice on Equal Pay (“the...
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