Equality Act 2006

Functions E+W+S

52 (1) The Commission shall by virtue of this paragraph be treated as having delegated to the Disability Committee— E+W+S

(a) the Commission's duty under section 8 in so far as it relates to disability matters and may be fulfilled by the exercise of the powers conferred by or referred to in—

(i) section 11,

(ii) section 13(1)(a), (c) or (d) (or paragraph (e) or (f) in so far as it relates to paragraph (a), (c) or (d)),

(iii) section 14,

(iv) section 15,

(v) section 19, in so far as it relates to disability,

(vi) section 27,

(vii) section 28, or

(viii) section 30,

(b) the Commission's duty under section 10 in so far as it relates to disability and may be fulfilled by the exercise of those powers, and

(c) those powers in so far as they are or may be exercised for the purpose of disability matters.

(2) Delegation under this paragraph shall not prevent the exercise by the Commission of a power, or the fulfilment by the Commission of a duty, by action which relates partly to disability matters and partly to other matters.

(3) In this paragraph “disability matters” means—

(a) matters provided for in Parts 1, 3, 4, 5 and 5B of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50),

(b) sections 8 and 10 above, in so far as they relate to disability, and

(c) matters addressed in sections 14(3) and (4), 27(2) and (3) and 28(2) and (3).

(4) Before exercising a power to which paragraph 21(2) or 22(3) applies the Disability Committee shall consult the Scotland Committee.

(5) Before exercising a power to which paragraph 29(2) or 30(3) applies the Disability Committee shall consult the Wales Committee.

53 E+W+S Before exercising a power or fulfilling a duty wholly or partly in relation to a matter affecting disabled persons (including, in particular, any matter provided for in Part 2 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)) the Commission shall consult the Disability Committee.

54 E+W+S The Disability Committee shall advise the Commission about the exercise of the Commission's functions in so far as they affect disabled persons (including, in particular, in so far as they relate to any matter provided for in Part 2 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995).