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Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No 7) Order 2011 (SI 2011/1636)

13 July 2011
Categories: Legislation
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Brings the Equality Act 2010, s 37 on 11 July 2011.

This confers a power on Scottish Ministers to make regulations entitling disabled people to make disability-related alterations or additions to some common parts of residential property in Scotland; it also sets out what matters the regulations may provide for and that the Scottish Ministers must consult a Minister of the Crown before exercising the power.

Also brings the Equality Act 2010, s 202(3)into force on 11 July 2011, as well as section 202(1) and (4) in part. This amends the power conferred on the Secretary of State by section 6Aof the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to make regulations for approving premises for the registration of civil partnerships. The amended power sets out that regulations may provide for premises approved for civil partnerships to differ from those approved for civil marriage, for applications for approval of religious premises to be made with the consent of a specified person and for religious premises provisions to differ from those for other premises and for different religious premises.

In force: 11 July

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