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Schedule 27U.K.Chapter 4 of Part 4: consequential amendments etc

Equality Act 2010U.K.

8(1)Section 140AA of the Equality Act 2010 (extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution) is amended as follows.

(2)In the heading, for “cross border or domestic contractual” substitute “consumer contract”.

(3)For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)In this section—

• “ADR” has the same meaning as in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024;

• “ADR entity” means a person who carries out ADR in compliance with section 293(1) of that Act (which prohibits persons from carrying out ADR unless exempt, accredited, or acting under special ADR arrangements, in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act);

• “consumer contract dispute” has the same meaning as in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act.”

(4)In each of the following places, for “relevant dispute” substitute “consumer contract dispute”—

(a)subsection (2)(a) and (b);

(b)subsection (5);

(c)subsection (6);

(d)subsection (7) (in each place where it occurs);

(e)subsection (9).

(5)In each of the following places, for “a non-binding ADR procedure” substitute “ADR”—

(a)subsection (2)(b);

(b)subsection (6);

(c)subsection (9).

(6)In each of the following places, for “the non-binding ADR procedure” substitute “the ADR”—

(a)subsection (2)(c);

(b)subsection (3);

(c)subsection (7) (in each place where it occurs);

(d)subsection (8);

(e)subsection (9).

(7)In subsection (8), for “(6)” substitute “(7)”.