Equality Bill—
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After Clause 195

 

BARONESS KNIGHT OF COLLINGTREE

129Insert the following new Clause—
  "Age-specific business
  It is not a contravention of this Act for—
(a)  a person or organisation to design and provide financial products for specific market segments qualified by age or age groups,
(b)  a person or organisation to provide insurance programmes where the calculations of the premiums for such programmes are based on reasonable evidence of the underlying difference in risk based on the purchaser's age or age group,
(c)  a person or organisation to design or provide financial products specifically for people aged over 50 with preferential rates or concessions,
(d)  a person or organisation to design or provide goods and services specifically for people over 50 with preferential rates or concessions."
 

LORD LESTER OF HERNE HILL

129ZAInsert the following new Clause—
  "Abolition of a husband's duty to maintain his wife
  The rule of common law that a husband must maintain his wife is abolished."
129ZBInsert the following new Clause—
  "Abolition of presumption of advancement
(1)  The presumption of advancement (by which, for example, a husband is presumed to be making a gift to his wife if he transfers property to her, or purchases property in her name) is abolished.
(2)  The abolition by subsection (1) of the presumption of advancement does not have effect in relation to—
(a)  anything done before the commencement of this section, or
(b)  anything done pursuant to any obligation incurred before the commencement of this section."
129ZCInsert the following new Clause—
  "Amendment of Married Women's Property Act 1964
(1)  In section 1 of the Married Women's Property Act 1964 (money and property derived from housekeeping allowance made by husband to be treated as belonging to husband and wife in equal shares)—
(a)  for "the husband for" substitute "either of them for", and
(b)  for "the husband and the wife" substitute "them".
(2)  Accordingly, that Act may be cited as the Matrimonial Property Act 1964.
(3)  The amendments made by this section do not have effect in relation to any allowance made before the commencement of this section."
129ZDInsert the following new Clause—
  "Civil partners: housekeeping allowance
(1)  After section 70 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 insert—
"70AMoney and property derived from housekeeping allowance
  Section 1 of the Matrimonial Property Act 1964 (money and property derived from housekeeping allowance to be treated as belonging to husband and wife in equal shares) applies in relation to—
(a)  money derived from any allowance made by a civil partner for the expenses of the civil partnership home or for similar purposes, and
(b)  any property acquired out of such money,
 as it applies in relation to money derived from any allowance made by a husband or wife for the expenses of the matrimonial home or for similar purposes, and any property acquired out of such money."
(2)  The amendment made by this section does not have effect in relation to any alllowance made before the commencement of this section."
 

BARONESS WARSI

 

BARONESS MORRIS OF BOLTON

129AInsert the following new Clause—
  "Insurance
  A person does not contravene this Act so far as relating to the use of age by insurers only by provision of a service to persons if—
(a)  significant detriment to the elderly or another age group cannot be demonstrated; and
(b)  non-differentiation would have an adverse impact on different age groups."
 

Clause 196

 

BARONESS WARSI

 

BARONESS MORRIS OF BOLTON

130Page 121, line 36, leave out "thinks" and insert "can demonstrate"
131Page 121, line 41, leave out "thinks" and insert "can demonstrate"
132Page 122, line 6, leave out "thinks" and insert "can demonstrate"
133Page 122, line 13, leave out "thinks" and insert "can demonstrate"
134Page 122, line 26, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert—
"(a)  at the end of the period of 12 months starting on the day this section comes into force;
(b)  at the end of each succeeding period of 12 months."
 The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 196 stand part of the Bill.
 

Clause 199

 

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

135Page 124, line 3, at end insert—
"(   )  A statutory instrument containing an Order in Council under section 82 (offshore work) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament."
 

Clause 200

 

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

135APage 124, line 13, leave out paragraph (a)
135BPage 124, line 26, at end insert—
"(   )  regulations under section (Information about diversity in range of candidates etc.) (election candidates: diversity information);"
136Page 124, line 33, leave out "other than one mentioned in" and insert "that is not subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of"
 

Clause 201

 

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

136ZAPage 125, line 10, at end insert—
"(   )  regulations under section 2 (socio-economic inequalities);"
 

Clause 202

 

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

136ZBPage 125, line 28, at end insert—
"(   )  regulations under section 2 (socio-economic inequalities);"
 

BARONESS WARSI

 

BARONESS MORRIS OF BOLTON

136ZCPage 125, line 29, leave out paragraph (a)
 

Schedule 26

 

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

136ZDPage 223, line 36, at end insert—
"(   )  an act which is unlawful because it amounts to a contravention of section 60(1) of that Act (or to a contravention of section 110 or 111 that relates to a contravention of section 60(1)) (enquiries about disability and health),"
136ZEPage 223, line 36, at end insert—
"(   )  an act which is unlawful because it amounts to a contravention of section (Information about diversity in range of candidates etc.) (information about diversity in range of candidates etc.),"
 

BARONESS WARSI

 

BARONESS MORRIS OF BOLTON

136APage 223, line 42, at end insert—
"(   )  an act which is unlawful because it amounts to a contravention of section 60 of that Act"
 

Schedule 27

 

BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN

137Page 226, line 32, at end insert—
"School Standards and Framework Act 1998Section 60(4) and (5)."
 

Clause 204

 

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

138Page 126, line 11, after "not" insert ", subject to subsection (4A),"
 

LORD LOW OF DALSTON

138APage 126, line 40, at end insert—
 ""substantial" means more than minor or trivial;"
 

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

139Page 127, line 8, at end insert—
"(4A)  Where this Act disapplies a prohibition on harassment in relation to a specified protected characteristic, the disapplication does not prevent conduct relating to that characteristic from amounting to a detriment for the purposes of discrimination within section 13 because of that characteristic."
 

Schedule 28

 

LORD LOW OF DALSTON

140Page 230, line 30, column 1, leave out "or third" and insert ", third or fourth"
 

Clause 208

 

LORD LESTER OF HERNE HILL

141Page 128, line 24, at end insert—
"(   )  Sections (Abolition of husband's duty to maintain his wife) to (Civil partners: housekeeping allowance) come into force on such a day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint."
 

Clause 209

 

LORD LESTER OF HERNE HILL

142Page 128, line 29, after "houses)" insert "and sections (Abolition of husband's duty to maintain his wife) to (Civil partners: housekeeping allowance) (family relationships)"
143Page 128, line 34, at end insert—
"(   )  section (Abolition of presumption of advancement)"
 

In the Title

 

LORD LESTER OF HERNE HILL

144Line 11, after "opportunity;" insert "to amend the law relating to rights and responsibilities in family relationships;"

 
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