Amendments proposed to the Equality Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Evennett
James Brokenshire

88

Clause     29,     page     18,     line     13,     after 'individual', insert 'or organisation'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Evennett
James Brokenshire

89

Clause     29,     page     18,     line     15,     after 'individual', insert 'or organisation'.

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Meg Munn

21

Schedule     2,     page     73,     line     5,     at end insert—

'Intelligence services

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(1)

An inquiry may not consider—

(a)   whether an intelligence service has acted (or is acting) in a way which is incompatible with a person's human rights, or

(b)   other matters concerning human rights in relation to an intelligence service.

(2)	In this paragraph "intelligence service" has the same meaning as in paragraph 14.'.

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Vera Baird

51

Clause     33,     page     21,     line     13,     at end insert—

'(i)	the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000,

(j)	the Employment Rights Act 1996, and

(k)	the Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations 1999.'.

   

Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

73

Clause     33,     page     21,     line     13,     at end insert—

'(i)	the Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999, and

(ii)	the Gender Recognition Act 2004.'.

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Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

74

Clause     35,     page     22,     line     6,     at end insert—

' "gender reassigment" means an individual's gender representation when a person has proposed, commenced or completed reassignment of gender (within the meaning given in section 82 (1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c.65)).'.

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Meg Munn

31

Schedule     3,     page     79,     line     8,     at end insert—

'50A

Section 49I (conciliation of disputes: rented housing in Scotland) shall cease to have effect.'.

   

Meg Munn

32

Schedule     3,     page     80,     line     9,     at end insert—

'Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10)

61

In paragraph 8(e) of Schedule 5 to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, for "Disability Rights Commission" substitute "Commission for Equality and Human Rights".

Housing (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 00)

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In each of the following provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2005, for "Disability Rights Commission" substitute "Commission for Equality and Human Rights"—

(a)   section 53(1)(g),

(b)   section 65(4), and

(c)   section 67(2)(b)(i).'.

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Meg Munn

14

Clause     47,     page     28,     line     36,     leave out '46(1), (2) and (5)' and insert '46'.

   

Meg Munn

15

Clause     47,     page     29,     line     11,     leave out '(5)' and insert '(3)'.

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Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

46

Clause     51,     page     32,     line     5,     leave out 'any person who has functions of a public nature' and insert 'any person certain of whose functions are functions of a public nature'.

   

Meg Munn

16

Clause     51,     page     32,     leave out line 47.

   

Meg Munn

17

Clause     51,     page     33,     leave out line 11.

   

Meg Munn

18

Clause     51,     page     33,     leave out line 14.

   

Meg Munn

19

Clause     51,     page     33,     line     17,     leave out '(but this exception does not have effect in relation to harassment)'.

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Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

40

Clause     56,     page     36,     line     41,     leave out 'imposed' and insert 'reasonably justified'.

   

Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

43

Clause     56,     page     36,     line     43,     leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

'(b)	in order to avoid conflict with the strongly held religious convictions or beliefs of a significant number of persons of the religion or belief to which the organisation relates.'.

   

Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

35

Clause     56,     page     36,     line     44,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   Nothing in this section shall make it lawful for an organisation to which this section applies, and which performs a public function, to act contrary to the provisions of section 51 (1) in the perfomance of that function unless in so doing it is acting under, and in accordance with, a requirement of a contract with a public authority to perform that function.'.

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Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

41

Clause     57,     page     37,     line     10,     leave out 'imposed' and insert 'reasonably justified'.

   

Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

36

Clause     57,     page     37,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Nothing in this section shall make it lawful for a person to whom this section applies, and who performs a public function, to act contrary to the provisions of section 51 (1) in the performance of that function unless in so doing he is acting under, and in accordance with, a requirement of a contract with a public authority to perform that function.'.

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Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

42

Clause     58,     page     37,     line     28,     leave out 'imposed' and insert 'reasonably justified'.

   

Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

44

Clause     58,     page     37,     line     30,     leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

'(b)	in order to avoid conflict with the strongly held religious convictions or beliefs of a significant number of persons of the religion or belief to which the institution relates.'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Evennett
James Brokenshire

84

Clause     80,     page     45,     line     40,     at end insert 'or transgender status'.

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Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

47

Clause     81,     page     46,     line     41,     leave out 'any person who has functions of a public nature' and insert 'any person certain of whose functions are functions of a public nature'.

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Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

71

Clause     82,     page     50,     line     2,     at end insert 'and those intending to undergo, undergoing or who have undergone gender reassignment.'.

   

Sandra Gidley
Dr Evan Harris

72

Clause     82,     page     50,     line     2,     at end insert 'and

'(c)	to eliminate the harassment of persons who are intending to undergo, are undergoing or have undergone gender reassignment, or who have a committment to maintaining a transgender identity.'.

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Meg Munn

33

Schedule     4,     page     82,     line     10,     column 2, at end insert—

'Section 49I.'.

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Meg Munn

1

Clause     92,     page     56,     line     6,     after 'But', insert—

'(a)	section [Sexual orientation: regulations for Northern Ireland] extends only to Northern Ireland, and

(b)

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Meg Munn

20

Clause     93,     page     56,     line     14,     leave out subsection (2).

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NEW CLAUSES

Sexual orientation: regulations for Northern Ireland

   

Meg Munn

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister may by regulations make provision about discrimination or harassment on grounds of sexual orientation.

    (2)   In subsection (1) "sexual orientation" has the same meaning as in the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (SR 2003 No. 497).

    (3)   The regulations may, in particular—

(a)	make provision of a kind similar to Part 3 of the Race Relations Order (discrimination on grounds of race, etc. other than in employment field) and Part 4 of that Order so far as it applies for the purposes of Part 3;

(b)	define discrimination;

(c)	define harassment;

(d)	make provision for enforcement (which may, in particular, include provision—

(i)	creating a criminal offence of a kind similar to, and with the same maximum penalties as, an offence created by the Race Relations Order;

(ii)	about validity and revision of contracts;

(iii)

about discriminatory advertisements;

(iv)	about instructing or causing discrimination or harassment);

(e)	provide for exceptions (whether or not of a kind similar to those provided for by Part 6 of the Race Relations Order or any other enactment relating to discrimination);

(f)	confer powers or impose duties or restrictions on the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland of a kind similar to those conferred or imposed on the Commission by Part 7 of the Race Relations Order;

(g)	make provision which applies generally or only in specified cases or circumstances;

(h)	make different provision for different cases or circumstances;

(i)	include incidental or consequential provision (which may include provision amending an enactment);

(j)	include transitional provision.

    (4)   The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (SI 1979/ 1573 (NI 12)).

    (5)   Regulations may not be made under this section unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

    (6)   In this section—

"the Race Relations Order" means the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/ 869 (NI 6);

"enactment" includes an enactment contained in or made under Northern Ireland legislation.'.

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Prepared 1 Dec 2005