http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/33Equality Act 2010An 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.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-22Expert Participation2026-07-15 Equality Act 2010s. 40(1A)-(1C)Employment Rights Act 2025s. 21s. 159(3)Equality Act 2010s. 40BEmployment Rights Act 2025s. 22(2)s. 159(3)Equality Act 2010s. 208(5)(aa)Employment Rights Act 2025s. 22(3)s. 159(3)Equality Act 2010s. 78(3A)(3B)Employment Rights Act 2025s. 34(2)s. 159(3)Equality Act 2010s. 153(1A)(1B)Employment Rights Act 2025s. 34(3)s. 159(3)Equality Act 2010s. 154(3A)(3B)Employment Rights Act 2025s. 34(4)s. 159(3) Part 4 331A person (A) who has the right to dispose of premises must not discriminate against another (B)—aas to the terms on which A offers to dispose of the premises to B;bby not disposing of the premises to B;cin A's treatment of B with respect to things done in relation to persons seeking premises.2Where an interest in a commonhold unit cannot be disposed of unless a particular person is a party to the disposal, that person must not discriminate against a person by not being a party to the disposal.3A person who has the right to dispose of premises must not, in connection with anything done in relation to their occupation or disposal, harass—aa person who occupies them;ba person who applies for them.4A person (A) who has the right to dispose of premises must not victimise another (B)—aas to the terms on which A offers to dispose of the premises to B;bby not disposing of the premises to B;cin A's treatment of B with respect to things done in relation to persons seeking premises.5Where an interest in a commonhold unit cannot be disposed of unless a particular person is a party to the disposal, that person must not victimise a person by not being a party to the disposal.6In the application of section 26 for the purposes of subsection (3), neither of the following is a relevant protected characteristic—areligion or belief;bsexual orientation.