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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/3/section/93</dc:identifier><dc:title>Equality Act 2006</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for the establishment of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights; to dissolve the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Commission for Racial Equality and the Disability Rights Commission; to make provision about discrimination on grounds of religion or belief; to enable provision to be made about discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation; to impose duties relating to sex discrimination on persons performing public functions; to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-11-01</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2024-10-26</dct:valid>
					
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