The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010

Transitory provisions relating to ships and hovercraft

10.—(1) In this article, “shipping matter” means—

(a) transporting people by ship or hovercraft,

(b) a service provided on a ship or hovercraft, or

(c) the exercise of a public function in relation to a ship or hovercraft that is not the provision of a service to the public or a section of the public.

(2) Despite their repeal or revocation by Schedule 27 to the 2010 Act, the provisions set out in Schedule 1 continue to have effect so far as they relate to a shipping matter within paragraph 1(a) or (b) until regulations under section 30(1) of the 2010 Act come into force.

(3) Despite their repeal by Schedule 27 to the 2010 Act, the provisions of the 1995 Act set out in Schedule 1, so far as they relate to discrimination within the meaning of section 21D of that Act, continue to have effect so far as they relate to a shipping matter within paragraph 1(c) until regulations under section 30(2) of the 2010 Act come into force.

(4) The following provisions of Schedule 26 to the 2010 Act(1) do not come into force in relation to a shipping matter within paragraph 1(a) or (b) until regulations under section 30(1) of the 2010 Act come into force—

(a) paragraph 67 (amendment of section 21(2)(b) of the 2006 Act) and paragraph 61(2) so far as relating to that paragraph; and

(b) paragraphs 69 and 70(3) (repeal of sections 25 and 26 of the 2006 Act(4)) and paragraph 61 so far as relating to those paragraphs.

(5) Paragraphs 67, 69 and 70 of Schedule 26 to the 2010 Act, and paragraph 61 of that Schedule so far as relating to those paragraphs, so far as they relate to disability discrimination, do not come into force in relation to a shipping matter within paragraph 1(c) until regulations under section 30(2) of the 2010 Act come into force.

(6) Despite its lapse by virtue of Schedule 27 to the 2010 Act, subordinate legislation specified in Schedule 2 continues to have effect so far as it relates to a shipping matter within paragraph 1(a) or (b) until regulations under section 30(1) of the 2010 Act come into force.

(7) Despite its lapse by virtue of Schedule 27 to the 2010 Act, subordinate legislation made under the 1995 Act that is specified in Schedule 2, so far as it relates to discrimination within the meaning of section 21D of that Act, continues to have effect so far as it relates to a shipping matter within paragraph (1)(c) until regulations under section 30(2) of the 2010 Act come into force.

(8) Despite their amendment by the 2010 Order, the following provisions continue to apply in the form immediately before their amendment by that Order, so far as they relate to a shipping matter within paragraph 1(a) or (b), until regulations under section 30(1) of the 2010 Act come into force—

(a) sections 76A to 76C of the 1975 Act;

(b) sections 71 to 71B of, and Schedule 1A to, the 1976 Act;

(c) sections 49A to 49D of the 1995 Act.

(9) Despite their amendment by the 2010 Order, sections 49A to 49D of the 1995 Act, so far as they relate to discrimination within the meaning of section 21D of that Act, continue to apply in the form immediately before their amendment by that Order, so far as they relate to a shipping matter within paragraph (1)(c), until regulations under section 30(2) of the 2010 Act come into force.

(1)

Schedule 26 has been amended by the 2010 Order and the paragraphs within it have been renumbered.

(2)

Paragraphs 61 and 67 of Schedule 26 were renumbered as such by the 2010 Order.

(3)

Paragraphs 69 and 70 of Schedule 26 were renumbered as such by the 2010 Order.

(4)

Section 25 was amended by S.I. 2006/1721 and 2007/1263.