The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010

Transitory provisions relating to guidance

14.—(1) Until guidance issued under paragraph 22(3)(b) of Schedule 3 to the 2010 Act (insurance: sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity) comes into force, the guidance referred to in paragraph (2) has effect for the purposes of paragraph 22(3)(b).

(2) The guidance is “Guidance on the publication of data associated with the use of gender in the assessment of insurance risks”(1); and for that purpose—

(a) a reference to section 29 or 29(1) of the 1975 Act should be read as a reference to section 29 of the 2010 Act,

(b) a reference to section 45(3) or 45(3)(a) of the 1975 Act should be read as a reference to paragraph 22(3) of Schedule 3 to the 2010 Act,

(c) paragraph 4.1 should be read as beginning with the words “The Equality Act 2010 and”,

(d) the heading after paragraph 4.4, paragraphs 4.5 to 4.8 and paragraph 4.10 should be ignored,

(e) in paragraph 4.9, “But” should be ignored,

(f) in paragraph 4.12, the words “corresponding amendments are made to the relevant provisions of” should be read as “corresponding provisions can be found in”,

(g) in paragraph 4.15, the words “The Regulations amending the Sex Discrimination Act 1975” should be read as “The Equality Act 2010”, and

(h) in paragraph 4.22, the words “the Regulations” should be read as “the applicable legislation and guidance”.

(3) Despite its repeal by Schedule 27 to the 2010 Act, section 45(3)(a) of the 1975 Act(2) continues to have effect, so far as it confers power to issue that guidance.

(1)

ISBN 978-1-84532-436-0.

(2)

Section 45(3)(a) was inserted by S.I. 2008/963.