• Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000 (Act No. 4 of 2000)
  • Notice No. 136 of 2000
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • Chapter 1 : Definitions, Objects, Interpretation, Guiding Principles and Application of Act
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Objects of Act
    • 3. Interpretation of Act
    • 4. Guiding principles
    • 5. Application of Act
  • Chapter 2 : Prevention, Prohibition and Elimination of Unfair Discrimination, Hate Speech and Harassment
    • 6. Prevention and general prohibition of unfair discrimination
    • 7. Prohibition of unfair discrimination on ground of race
    • 8. Prohibition of unfair discrimination on ground of gender
    • 9. Prohibition of unfair discrimination on ground of disability
    • 10. Prohibition of hate speech
    • 11. Prohibition of harassment
    • 12. Prohibition of dissemination and publication of information that unfairly discriminates
  • Chapter 3 : Burden of Proof and Determination of Fairness or Unfairness
    • 13. Burden of proof
    • 14. Determination of fairness or unfairness
    • 15. Hate speech and harassment not subject to determination of fairness
  • Chapter 4 : Equality Courts
    • 16. Equality courts and presiding officers
    • 17. Clerks of equality courts
    • 18. Witnesses
    • 19. Rules and court proceedings
    • 20. Institution of proceedings in terms of or under Act
    • 21. Powers and functions of equality court
    • 22. Assessors
    • 23. Appeals and reviews
  • Chapter 5 : Promotion of Equality
    • 24. General responsibility to promote equality
    • 25. Duty of State to promote equality
    • 26. Responsibility of persons operating in public domain to promote equality
    • 27. Social commitment by all persons to promote equality
    • 28. Special measures to promote equality with regard to race, gender and disability
    • 29. Illustrative list of unfair practices in certain sectors
  • Chapter 6 : General Provisions and Implementation of Act
    • 30. Regulations
    • 31. Implementation of Act
  • Chapter 7 : Review of Act, Short Title and Commencement
    • 32. Establishment of Equality Review Committee
    • 33. Powers, functions and term of office of Equality Review Committee
    • 34. Directive principle on HIV/AIDS, nationality, socio-economic status and family responsibility and status
    • 35. Short title and commencement
  • Schedule
    • Illustrative List of Unfair Practices in certain Sectors
      • 1. Labour and employment
      • 2. Education
      • 3. Health care services and benefits
      • 4. Housing, accommodation, land and property
      • 5. Insurance services
      • 6. Pensions
      • 7. Partnerships
      • 8. Professions and bodies
      • 9. Provision of goods, services and facilities
      • 10. Clubs, sport and associations
• Notices
  • Establishment of Equality Review Committee and Appointment of Members thereof
    • Notice No. R. 874 of 2000
• Regulations
  • Regulations Relating to the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination, 2003
    • Notice No. R. 764 of 2003
    • Chapter I : General Provisions
      • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter II : Clerks of Equality Courts
      • 2. Application for appointment as clerk
      • 3. Appointment requirements of clerk
      • 4. Conditions of appointment of clerk
      • 5. Additional functions of clerk
    • Chapter III : Equality Court Proceedings
      • 6. Institution of proceedings
      • 7. Service and submission of documents
      • 8. Attendance of proceedings
      • 9. Confirmation of court order
      • 10. Powers and functions of court
      • 11. Withdrawal of complaints
      • 12. Fees and costs
    • Chapter IV : Assessors
      • 13. Criteria in respect of assessors
      • 14. Factors relating to the summons of assessors
      • 15. Taking of oath
      • 16. Role of presiding officer
      • 17. Recusal of assessor
      • 18. Honoraria
    • Chapter V : Appeals and Review
      • 19. Appeals
      • 20. Review
    • Chapter VI : Equality Review Committee
      • 21. Terms and conditions of appointment of members of Committee
      • 22. Powers and functions of Committee
    • Chapter VII : Promotion of Equality by the State
      • 23. Request for progress report
      • 24. Preparation of equality plan by State
      • 25. Manner of dealing with equality plan
      • 26. Progress report
      • 27. Availability of Act in official languages
    • Chapter VIII : Promotion of Equality by all persons
      • 28. Application of Chapter
      • 29. Promotion of equality by entity with 150 and more employees
      • 30. Promotion of equality by entity with more than 50 but less than 150 employees
      • 31. Promotion of equality by entity with less than 50 employees
      • 32. Offences and penalties
      • 33. Tabling of report on training courses
      • 34. Short title and commencement
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A : Forms 1 - 6
      • Annexure B : Forms
      • Annexure C : Code of Practice
        • 1. Purpose and Status of the Code
        • 2. Background
        • 3. Application of the Code
        • 4. Content of Code
        • 5. Contact Particulars