http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/15/schedule/3/part/7

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/schedule/3/part/7/crossheading/age-related-holidays/2012-03-31

Equality Act 2010

An Act to make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economic inequalities; to reform and harmonise equality law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to discrimination and harassment related to certain personal characteristics; to enable certain employers to be required to publish information about the differences in pay between male and female employees; to prohibit victimisation in certain circumstances; to require the exercise of certain functions to be with regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and other prohibited conduct; to enable duties to be imposed in relation to the exercise of public procurement functions; to increase equality of opportunity; to amend the law relating to rights and responsibilities in family relationships; and for connected purposes.

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Statute Law Database

2024-05-18

2012-03-31

Equality Act 2010

s. 40A

Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023

s. 1

s. 5(3)

Equality Act 2010

s. 120(9)

Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023

s. 2(b)

s. 5(3)

Equality Act 2010

s. 124A

Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023

s. 3

s. 5(3)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Services and public functions: exceptions

Part 7Separate and single services

F1Age related holidays

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

Sch. 3 para. 30B and cross-heading inserted (1.10.2012) by The Equality Act 2010 (Age Exceptions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2466), art. 5

30B

1

A person (P) does not contravene section 29, so far as relating to age discrimination, by providing a relevant holiday service to persons of a particular age group.

2

In sub-paragraph (1) “relevant holiday service” means a service—

a

which involves the provision of at least two of the following together for a single price—

i

travel;

ii

accommodation;

iii

access to activities or services not ancillary to travel or accommodation which form a significant part of the service or its cost;

b

the provision of which is for a period of more than 24 hours or includes the provision of overnight accommodation;

c

which P provides only to persons of the age group in question; and

d

an essential feature of which is the bringing together of persons of that age group with a view to facilitating their enjoyment of facilities or services designed with particular regard to persons of that age group.

3

P may not rely on sub-paragraph (1) unless, before providing a person with a relevant holiday service, P provides the person with a written statement that the service is provided only to persons of the age group in question.

4

For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i), “travel” includes an option for an individual to make alternative travel arrangements to those included in the relevant holiday service as offered by P.