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Proceeding contribution from Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 24 January 2012. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.


Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

79C: Schedule 1, page 136, line 14, at end insert— ““Definitions ( ) In this paragraph ““previous discrimination enactment”” means— (a) the Equal Pay Act 1970; (b) the Sex Discrimination Act 1975; (c) the Race Relations Act 1976; (d) the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; (e) the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1660); (f) the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1661); (g) the Equality Act 2006; (h) the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031); (i) the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1263). ( ) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to contravention of the Equality Act 2010 or a previous discrimination enactment includes— (a) breach of a term modified by, or included by virtue of, a provision that is an equality clause or equality rule for the purposes of the Equal Pay Act 1970 or the Equality Act 2010, and (b) breach of a provision that is a non-discrimination rule for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.”” Amendment 79C agreed. Amendments 80 to 81 not moved. Moved by


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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c942 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Disclosure of information Compensation Criminal proceedings Appeals Assets Advocacy Criminal injuries compensation Legal profession Employment Finance Fees and charges Legal aid scheme Eligibility Injuries Discrimination Evictions Local government NHS Negligence Social security Sentencing Tribunals Sexual offences Telephone services Travellers Remand in custody Police stations Citizens' advice bureaux Law centres
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
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