Part 4Premises

Preliminary

32Application of this Part

1

This Part does not apply to the following protected characteristics—

a

age;

b

marriage and civil partnership.

2

This Part does not apply to discrimination, harassment or victimisation—

a

that is prohibited by Part 5 (work) or Part 6 (education), or

b

that would be so prohibited but for an express exception.

3

This Part does not apply to the provision of accommodation if the provision—

a

is generally for the purpose of short stays by individuals who live elsewhere, or

b

is for the purpose only of exercising a public function or providing a service to the public or a section of the public.

4

The reference to the exercise of a public function, and the reference to the provision of a service, are to be construed in accordance with Part 3.

5

This Part does not apply to—

a

a breach of an equality clause or rule;

b

anything that would be a breach of an equality clause or rule but for section 69 or Part 2 of Schedule 7;

c

a breach of a non-discrimination rule.