S.L. 456.1 Art. 1Title and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Access to Goods and Services and their Supply (Equal Treatment) Regulations.

(2) (a) These regulations give effect to the relevant provisions of Council Directive 2004/113/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to goods and services and their supply.

(b) These regulations also give effect to the Communication from the European Commission (22.12.2011 C(2011) 9497) containing Guidelines on the application of Council Directive 2004/113/EC to insurance, in the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-236/09 (Test-Achats).

(3) These regulations shall apply to all persons who provide goods and services made available to the public irrespective of the person concerned as regards both the public and private sectors, including public bodies, and which are offered outside the area of private and family life, and to all transactions carried out in this context.

(4) These regulations do not prejudice the freedom of an individual to choose a contractual partner as long as such choice of a contractual partner is not based on the gender of that person.

(5) These regulations shall not apply to matters of employment and occupation, nor to matters of self-employment, insofar as these matters are covered by other laws and regulations.

(6) These regulations shall be without prejudice to more favourable provisions concerning the protection of women as regards pregnancy and maternity.