Reform history

- (1) The Commission shall have the following duties—

- (b) to promote the equalisation of opportunities for disabled persons;

- “*discrimination*” means anything which is discrimination for the purposes of any provision of Part II , Part 3 or Chapter 1 or 2 of Part 4 of the 1995 Act; and

- “*the law*” includes Community law and the international obligations of the United Kingdom.

#### Formal investigations

and the action specified in an action plan may include ceasing an activity or taking continuing action over a period.

- (6) Schedule 3 (so far as relating to non-discrimination notices and action plans) has effect.

- (10) Nothing in this section affects the Commission’s powers to settle or compromise legal proceedings of any description.

- (12) Schedule 3 (so far as relating to agreements under this section) has effect.

- (a) a non-discrimination notice served on a person,

- (c) a finding by a court or tribunal in any other proceedings that a person has committed an unlawful act of a description prescribed under subsection (4),

- (3) The court, if satisfied that the application is well-founded, may grant the injunction or interdict in the terms applied for or in more limited terms.

- (5) A finding of a court or tribunal becomes final for the purposes of this section when an appeal against it is dismissed, withdrawn or abandoned or when the time for appealing expires without an appeal having been brought.

- (1) This section applies to—

- (b) proceedings of a description prescribed for the purposes of this subsection, being proceedings in which an individual who has or has had a disability relies or proposes to rely on a matter relating to that disability.

- (9) A notice required by sub-paragraph (4) may be included in a notice required by paragraph 2(3).

### Power to obtain information

## SCHEDULE 5

### House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

[^c9537341]: Words in [s. 4(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/section/4/5) substituted (1.9.2002) by [2001 c. 10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10), [ss. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/35), [43(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3), [Sch. 7 para. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/schedule/7/paragraph/3) (with [s. 43(13)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/13)); [S.I. 2002/2217](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/article/3), [Sch. 1 Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/1)

[^c9537291]: [1995 c. 50](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50).

[^c9537301]: [S. 2(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/section/2/5): words in the definition of "discrimination" substituted (1.9.2002) by [2001 c. 10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10), [ss. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/35), [43(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3), [Sch. 7 para. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/schedule/7/paragraph/2) (with [s. 43(13)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/13)); [S.I. 2002/2217](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/article/3), [Sch. 1 Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/1)

[^c9537351]: Words in [s. 5(11)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/section/5/11) substituted (1.9.2002) by [2001 c. 10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10), [ss. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/35), [43(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3), [Sch. 7 para. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/schedule/7/paragraph/4) (with [s. 43(13)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/13)); [S.I. 2002/2217](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/article/3), [Sch. 1 Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/1)

[^c9537361]: [S. 6(1)(b)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/section/6/1/b/c) substituted (1.9.2002) by [2001 c. 10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10), [ss. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/35), [43(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3), [Sch. 7 para. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/schedule/7/paragraph/5) (with [s. 43(13)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/13)); [S.I. 2002/2217](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/article/3), [Sch. 1 Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/1)

[^c9537371]: Words in [s. 6(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/section/6/4) substituted (1.9.2002) by [2001 c. 10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10), [ss. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/35), [43(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3), [Sch. 7 para. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/schedule/7/paragraph/6) (with [s. 43(13)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/13)); [S.I. 2002/2217](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/article/3), [Sch. 1 Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/1)

[^c9537381]: Words in [s. 6(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/section/6/5) repealed (1.9.2002) by [2001 c. 10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10), [ss. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/35), [42(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/6), [43(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3), [Sch. 7 para. 7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/schedule/7/paragraph/7), [Sch. 9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/schedule/9) (with [s. 43(13)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/13)); [S.I. 2002/2217](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/article/3), [Sch. 1 Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/1)

[^c9537391]: Words in [s. 7(1)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/section/7/1/a) substituted (1.9.2002) by [2001 c. 10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10), [ss. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/35), [43(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3), [Sch. 7 para. 8(a)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/schedule/7/paragraph/8/a/b) (with [s. 43(13)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/13)); [S.I. 2002/2217](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/article/3), [Sch. 1 Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/1)

[^c9537501]: [Sch. 1 para. 2(1A)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/schedule/1/paragraph/2/1A): function exercisable by the Secretary of State only with the agreement of the Scottish Ministers (16.6.2000) by virtue of [S.I. 2000/1563](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1563), [art. 5(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1563/article/5/1)

[^c9537511]: [Sch. 1 para. 2(1A)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/schedule/1/paragraph/2/1A) inserted (S.) (1.6.2000) by [S.I. 2000/1458](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1458), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1458/article/2) (with [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1458/article/3))

[^c9537531]: Words in [Sch. 3 para. 3(10)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/schedule/3/paragraph/3/10) substituted (1.9.2002) by [2001 c. 10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10), [ss. 35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/35), [43(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3), [Sch. 7 para. 9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/schedule/7/paragraph/9) (with [s. 43(13)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/13)); [S.I. 2002/2217](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/article/3), [Sch. 1 Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/1)

[^c9537661]: [Sch. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/schedule/5) fully in force at 4.12.2006; [Sch. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/schedule/5) not in force at Royal Assent see [s. 16(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/section/16/2); [Sch. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/17/schedule/5) in force at 25.4.2000 for certain purposes by [S.I. 2000/880](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/880), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/880/article/2), [Sch. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/880/schedule/2) and 4.12.2006 for further purposes by [S.I. 2006/3189](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3189), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3189/article/2)