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24 2004

Equality Act 2004

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, collective citations and construction.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Equality Act 2004 .

(2) Part 2 and the Employment Equality Act 1998 may be cited as the Employment Equality Acts 1998 and 2004 and shall be construed together as one.

(3) Part 3 and the Equal Status Acts 2000 and 2003 may be cited as the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2004 and shall be construed together as one.

(4) Part 4 of this Act and the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2004 may be cited together as the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2004 and shall be construed together as one.

Interpretation.

2. —In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Act of 1998” means the Employment Equality Act 1998 ;

“Act of 2000” means the Equal Status Act 2000 .