Part 16General and miscellaneous
Final provisions
215Money
There is to be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the expenses of a Minister of the Crown.
P1216Commencement
1
The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
a
section 186(2) (rail vehicle accessibility: compliance);
b
this Part (except sections 202 (civil partnerships on religious premises), 206 (information society services) and 211 (amendments, etc)).
2
Part 15 (family property) comes into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint.
3
F2Subject to subsection (4), the other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as a Minister of the Crown may by order appoint.
F14
The following provisions of Part 1 (socio-economic inequalities) come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint—
a
section 1, so far as it applies to a relevant authority as defined by section 2(5);
b
section 2, so far as it confers a power on the Scottish Ministers;
c
section 3, for the purposes of section 1 to the extent mentioned in paragraph (a).
5
The following do not apply to an order under subsection (4)—
a
section 207(2) (see instead section 27 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010: powers exercisable by Scottish statutory instrument), and
b
section 210.
217Extent
1
This Act forms part of the law of England and Wales.
2
This Act, apart from section 190 (improvements to let dwelling houses) and Part 15 (family property), forms part of the law of Scotland.
3
Each of the following also forms part of the law of Northern Ireland—
a
section 82 (offshore work);
b
section 105(3) and (4) (expiry of Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002);
c
section 199 (abolition of presumption of advancement).
218Short title
This Act may be cited as the Equality Act 2010.