(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Equality Act 2006 (c. 3). Article 2 lists those provisions of the 2006 Act that shall come into force on 18 April 2006. Article 3 specifies the provisions that shall come into force on 4 December 2006 and Article 4 lists those provisions that shall come into force on 6 April 2007.