Part 1The Serious Organised Crime Agency

Chapter 3SOCA: Miscellaneous and supplementary

Application of discrimination legislation

I156Application of discrimination legislation to SOCA seconded staff

1

For the purposes of the provisions to which this subsection applies any constable or other person who has been seconded to SOCA to serve as a member of its staff shall be treated as being employed by SOCA as respects any act done by it in relation to that person.

2

Subsection (1) applies to—

a

Part 2 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65);

b

Part 2 of the Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74);

c

Part II of the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1042 (N.I. 15));

d

Part 2 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50);

e

Part II of the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/869 (N.I. 6)); and

f

the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21)), except Part VII.

3

For the purposes of the provisions to which this subsection applies—

a

any constable or other person who has been seconded to SOCA to serve as a member of its staff shall be treated as being employed by SOCA (and as not being employed by any other person); and

b

anything done by such a person in the performance, or purported performance, of his functions as such a person shall be treated as done in the course of that employment.

4

Subsection (3) applies to—

a

section 41 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975;

b

section 32 of the Race Relations Act 1976;

c

Article 42 of the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976;

d

section 58 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995;

e

Article 32 of the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997; and

f

Article 36 of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998F1; and

g

section 74 of the Equality Act 2006.