The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003

Made: 26th June 2003

Coming into force: 1st December 2003

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PART I — GENERAL

Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation

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Discrimination by way of victimisation

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Harassment on grounds of sexual orientation

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PART II — DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Applicants and employees

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Exception for genuine occupational requirement etc

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Contract workers

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Meaning of employment and contract work at establishment in Great Britain

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Office-holders etc

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Police

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Barristers

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Advocates

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Partnerships

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Trade organisations

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Qualifications bodies

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Providers of vocational training

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Employment agencies, careers guidance etc

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Assisting persons to obtain employment etc

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Institutions of further and higher education

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Relationships which have come to an end

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PART III — OTHER UNLAWFUL ACTS

Liability of employers and principals

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Aiding unlawful acts

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PART IV — GENERAL EXCEPTIONS FROM PARTS II AND III

Exception for national security

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Exception for benefits dependent on marital status

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Exceptions for positive action

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PART V — ENFORCEMENT

Restriction of proceedings for breach of Regulations

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Jurisdiction of employment tribunals

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Burden of proof: employment tribunals

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Remedies on complaints in employment tribunals

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Jurisdiction of county and sheriff courts

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Burden of proof: county and sheriff courts

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Help for persons in obtaining information etc

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Period within which proceedings to be brought

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PART VI — SUPPLEMENTAL

Validity of contracts, collective agreements and rules of undertakings

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Application to the Crown etc

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Application to House of Commons staff

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Application to House of Lords staff

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Amendments to legislation

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SCHEDULE 1 — Norwegian part of the Frigg Gas Field

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SCHEDULE 2 — Questionnaire of person aggrieved

Questionnaire of person aggrieved

SCHEDULE 3 — Reply by respondent

Reply by respondent

SCHEDULE 4 — Validity of contracts, collective agreements and rules of undertakings

Part 1 — Validity and revision of contracts

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Part 2 — Collective agreements and rules of undertakings

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SCHEDULE 5 — Amendments to legislation

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Signed

Jacqui Smith, — Minister of State, for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women and Equality, — Department of Trade and Industry — 2003-06-26

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00002]: See the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1819).

[^f00003]: 1996 c. 56; section 4 was amended by section 51 of the Education Act 1997 (c. 44) and Schedule 22, Part 3 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32).

[^f00004]: 1980 c. 44.

[^f00005]: 1964 c. 29.

[^f00006]: 1985 c. 6.

[^f00007]: 1958 c. 21.

[^f00008]: 1975 c. 24; Schedule 2 was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), sections 48(6) and 87(1) and Schedule 9, and by S.I. 2002/794.

[^f00009]: 1975 c. 27.

[^f00010]: 1998 c. 46.

[^f00011]: 1994 c. 39; section 2 was amended by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 22, paragraph 232(1).

[^f00012]: 1973 c. 65; section 51 was amended by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), Schedule 14, paragraph 1.

[^f00013]: 1996 c. 16.

[^f00014]: 1997 c. 50.

[^f00015]: 1967 c. 77.

[^f00016]: 1829 c. 44.

[^f00017]: 2 & 3 Vict c. xciv.

[^f00018]: 1907 c. 24.

[^f00019]: 1890 c. 39.

[^f00020]: 1973 c. 50; section 2 was substituted by section 25(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (c. 19), and amended by the Employment Act 1989 (c. 38), Schedule 7, Part 1, and by section 47(1) of the Trade Union and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c. 19).

[^f00021]: 1990 c. 35.

[^f00022]: 1992 c. 13.

[^f00023]: 1992 c. 37.

[^f00024]: 1980 c. 44.

[^f00025]: S.I. 1996/2803. Regulation 1(2) of those Regulations is amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to these Regulations.

[^f00026]: 1992 c. 52.

[^f00027]: 1947 c. 44.

[^f00028]: 1975 c. 24; Schedule 2 was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), sections 48(6) and 87(1), and Schedule 9, and by S.I. 2002/794.

[^f00029]: 1955 c. 18; section 180 was amended by section 20 of the Armed Forces Act 1996 (c. 46), and is to be amended by the Armed Forces Act 2001 (c. 19), Schedule 6, paragraph 41, on a date to be appointed.

[^f00030]: 1955 c. 19; section 180 was amended by section 20 of the Armed Forces Act 1996 (c. 46), and is to be amended by the Armed Forces Act 2001 (c. 19), Schedule 6, paragraph 41, on a date to be appointed.

[^f00031]: 1957 c. 53; section 130 was amended by section 20 of the Armed Forces Act 1996 (c. 46), and is to be amended by the Armed Forces Act 2001 (c. 19), Schedule 6, paragraph 42, on a date to be appointed.

[^f00032]: 1996 c. 18.

[^f00033]: 1992 c. 52.

[^f00034]: 1990 c. 41.

[^f00035]: 1992 c. 52.

[^f00036]: 1996 c. 17.

[^f00037]: Section 18(1) has been amended on a number of occasions. The most recent and relevant amendment for the purposes of these Regulations was that made by S.I. 2002/2034.

[^f00038]: Section 21 has been amended on a number of occasions. The most recent and relevant amendment for the purposes of these Regulations was that made by S.I. 2002/2034.

[^f00039]: 1996 c. 18; section 126 was amended by section 14 of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 (c. 8).

[^f00040]: S.I. 1996/2803.

[^f00041]: 2002 c. 22.

Trustees and managers of occupational pension schemes

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Office-holders etc

Police

Barristers

Advocates

Partnerships

Trade organisations

Qualifications bodies

Providers of vocational training

Employment agencies, careers guidance etc

Assisting persons to obtain employment etc

Institutions of further and higher education

Relationships which have come to an end

SCHEDULE 1A — OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES

Interpretation

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Non-discrimination rule

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Procedure in employment tribunals

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Remedies in employment tribunals

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To ....................(name of person to be questioned) of ....................

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Editorial notes

[^key-0c494207e705e6e8f2b4fe6084099afb]: Regulations revoked (1.10.2010) by Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), s. 216(3), Sch. 27 Pt. 2 (with ss. 6(4), 205); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2(15)(f) (with arts. 11(1), 15, Sch. 3)

Exception for benefits dependent on a person’s status

Serious Organised Crime Agency

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Barristers

Advocates

Partnerships

Trade organisations

Qualifications bodies

Providers of vocational training

Employment agencies, careers guidance etc

Assisting persons to obtain employment etc

Institutions of further and higher education

Relationships which have come to an end

The provision of vocational training

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