Search Legislation

Advanced Search

Equality Act 2006

Section 76: Indirect provision of benefit, &c.

259.Section 76 means that someone who has the power to facilitate access to a service, facility or benefit of any kind is subject to the prohibition in this Part as much as the actual provider of these things. An example would be a social worker who facilitates access to various counselling or welfare services. This provision would make it unlawful for such a person to refuse to facilitate this access to a particular family because of their religion or belief.

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Explanatory Notes

Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources