HC Deb 30 October 2000 vol 355 cc525-46
Mr. Mike O'Brien

I beg to move amendment No. 2, in page 1, line 9, leave out from "a" to end of line 17 on page 2 and insert— 'public authority in carrying out any functions of the authority to do any act which constitutes discrimination.

(2) In this section "public authority"—

  1. (a) includes any person certain of whose functions are functions of a public nature; but
  2. (b) does not include any person mentioned in subsection (3).

(3) The persons mentioned in this subsection are—

  1. (a) either House of Parliament;
  2. (b) a person exercising functions in connection with proceedings in Parliament;
  3. (c) the Security Service;
  4. (d) the Secret Intelligence Service;
  5. (e) the Government Communications Headquarters; and
  6. (f) any unit or part of a unit of any of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown which is for the time being required by the Secretary of State to assist the Government Communications Headquarters in carrying out its functions.

(4) In relation to a particular act, a person is not a public authority by virtue only of subsection (2)(a) if the nature of the act is private.

(5) This section is subject to sections 19BA to 19E.

(6) Nothing in this section makes unlawful any act of discrimination which—

  1. (a) is made unlawful by virtue of any other provision of this Act; or
  2. (b) would be so made but for any provision made by or under this Act.

    cc526-46
  1. Exceptions or further exceptions from section 19B for judicial and legislative acts etc 11,208 words
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