The Equality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2019/305
Year2019
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Equality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.
  • (1) The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (2) In section 21 (foreign gender change and marriage) , in subsection (6) , for “enforceable EU right” substitute “ right which forms part of retained EU law by virtue of section 3 or 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.(1) The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2) In section 216 (the same-sex requirement) , in subsection (6) , for “enforceable EU right” substitute “ right which forms part of retained EU law by virtue of section 3 or 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.(1) The Equality Act 2006 for “a provision of” substitute “ anything in retained ”;insert “ a provision of ” before “the Equality Act 2010”.in paragraph (a) , for “a provision of” substitute “ anything in retained ”;in paragraph (b) , insert “ (as it had effect before exit day) ” after “ as required by EU law ”.(1) The Equality Act 2010 omit paragraph (a) ;for paragraph (b) , substitute—
      • “ADR entity” means a person whose name appears on a list maintained in accordance with regulation 10 of the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/542)
    ;
    for paragraph (d) , substitute “ “ADR procedure” means a procedure for the out-of-court resolution of disputes through the intervention of an ADR entity which proposes or imposes a solution or brings the parties together with the aim of facilitating an amicable solution ”;after paragraph (d) , insert—
    • (da) “consumer” means an individual acting for purposes which are wholly or mainly outside that individual’s trade, business, craft or profession;
    ;
    “consumer” means an individual acting for purposes which are wholly or mainly outside that individual’s trade, business, craft or profession;for paragraph (f) , substitute—
      “relevant dispute means a dispute that—
    • (a) concerns obligations under a F11sales contract or a service contract , and
    • (b) is between a trader established in the United Kingdom or the European Union and a consumer resident in the United Kingdom, which the parties attempt to settle by recourse to a non-binding ADR procedure.
    .
    concerns obligations under a F11sales contract or a service contract , andis between a trader established in the United Kingdom or the European Union and a consumer resident in the United Kingdom, which the parties attempt to settle by recourse to a non-binding ADR procedure.after paragraph (f) , insert—
    • (g) “sales contract” means a contract under which a trader transfers, or agrees to transfer, the ownership of goods to a consumer and the consumer pays, or agrees to pay, the price, including any contract that has both goods and services as its object;
    • (h) “service contract” means a contract, other than a sales contract, under which a trader supplies, or agrees to supply, a service to a consumer and the consumer pays, or agrees to pay, the price;
    • (i) “trader” means a person acting for purposes relating to that person’s trade, business, craft or profession, whether acting personally or through another person acting in the trader’s name or on the trader’s behalf.
    .
    “sales contract” means a contract under which a trader transfers, or agrees to transfer, the ownership of goods to a consumer and the consumer pays, or agrees to pay, the price, including any contract that has both goods and services as its object;“service contract” means a contract, other than a sales contract, under which a trader supplies, or agrees to supply, a service to a consumer and the consumer pays, or agrees to pay, the price;“trader” means a person acting for purposes relating to that person’s trade, business, craft or profession, whether acting personally or through another person acting in the trader’s name or on the trader’s behalf.(3) In section 162 (designated transport facilities) , omit subsection (4) .(4) Omit section 203 (harmonisation) and Schedule 24.(5) Omit section 204 (harmonisation: procedure) .(6) In section 208 (Ministers of the Crown, etc.) , in subsection (5) , omit paragraph (h) .in sub-paragraph (2) , for “functions exercisable by virtue of a relevant enactment” substitute “ relevant functions ”;in sub-paragraph (4) (b) , for the words from “by a” to the end substitute “ by or under anything mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) (a) to (c) ”;for “The relevant enactments are” substitute “ “Relevant functions” means functions exercisable by virtue of ”;in paragraph (b) , at the end insert “ or ”;in paragraph (c) , for the words from the beginning to “which” substitute “ anything which forms part of retained EU law by virtue of section 2(2) (a) , 3 or 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and ”;omit paragraph (d) and the “and” before it;in sub-paragraph (2) , for “functions exercisable by virtue of a relevant enactment” substitute “ relevant functions ”;in sub-paragraph (4) (b) , for the words from “by a” to the end substitute “ by or under anything mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) (a) to (c) ”;for “The relevant enactments are” substitute “ “Relevant functions” means functions exercisable by virtue of ”;in paragraph (b) , at the end insert “ or ”;in paragraph (c) , for the words from the beginning to “which” substitute “ anything which forms part of retained EU law by virtue of section 2(2) (a) , 3 or 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and ”;omit paragraph (d) and the “and” before

    To continue reading

    Request your trial

    VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT