Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 96 (C. 5)
Equality
The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2011
Made
17th January 2011
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 216(3) of the Equality Act 2010( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
1. β(1) This Order may be cited as the Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2011.
(2) In this Order βthe Actβ means the Equality Act 2010.
Provisions coming into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made
2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is madeβ
(a) section 150, for the purposes of sections 151 to 155, section 157, and Schedule 19 only;
(b) sections 151 to 155;
(c) section 157; and
(d) Schedule 19.
Provisions coming into force on 6th April 2011
3. Section 159 of the Act comes into force on 6th April 2011 in so far as it is not already in force.
Theresa May
Secretary of State for the Home Department
17th January 2011