Sex Discrimination Act 1975

Contents

Part I · Discrimination to Which Act Applies

1Direct and indirect discrimination against women#

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2Sex discrimination against men.#

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2A“Discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment.”#

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3Discrimination against married persons and civil partners in employment field#

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3ADiscrimination on the ground of pregnancy or maternity leave#

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3BDiscrimination on the ground of pregnancy or maternity: goods, facilities, services or premises#

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4Discrimination by way of victimisation.#

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4AHarassment, including sexual harassment#

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5Interpretation.#

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Part II · Employment field

10AOffices and posts to which section 10B applies#

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10BOffice-holders#

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Discrimination by employers

6. . . applicants and employees.#

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6AException relating to terms and conditions during maternity leave#

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7Exception where sex is a genuine occupational qualification.#

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7A“Corresponding exception relating to gender reassignment.”#

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7B“Supplementary exceptions relating to gender reassignment.”#

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8Equal Pay Act 1970.#

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9. . . contract workers.#

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10Meaning of employment at establishment in Great Britain.#

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Discrimination by other bodies

11Partnerships.#

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12Trade unions etc.#

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13Qualifying bodies.#

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14Persons concerned with provision of vocational training.#

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15Employment agencies.#

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16Manpower Services Commission etc.#

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Relationships which have come to an end

20ARelationships which have come to an end#

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21Mineworkers.#

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21APublic authorities#

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Special case

17Police.#

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18Prison officers.#

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19Ministers of religion etc.#

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20Midwives.#

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Part III · Discrimination in Other Fields

Advocates

35B. . . Advocates.#

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Barristers

35A. . . Barristers.#

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Education

22. . . Bodies in charge of educational establishments.#

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22AMeaning of pupil in section 22.#

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23Other discrimination by local education authorities.#

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23ADiscrimination by further and higher education funding bodies#

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23BDiscrimination by Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Councils.#

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23BADiscrimination by Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council#

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23C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#

(repealed)

23DDiscrimination by Training and Development Agency for Schools.#

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24Designated establishments.#

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25General duty in public sector of education.#

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25AGeneral duty: post-16 education and training etc.#

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26Exception for single-sex establishments.#

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27Exception for single-sex establishments turning co-educational.#

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28Exception for physical training.#

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Extent

36Extent of Part III.#

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Goods, facilities, services and premises

29Discrimination in provision of goods, facilities or services.#

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30Discrimination in disposal or management of premises.#

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31Discrimination: consent for assignment or sub-letting.#

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32Exception for small dwellings.#

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33Exception for political parties.#

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34Exception for voluntary bodies.#

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35Further exceptions from ss. 29(1) and 30.#

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35ZAExcluded matters#

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Relationships which have come to an end

35CRelationships which have come to an end#

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Part IV · Other Unlawful Acts

37Discriminatory practices.#

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38Discriminatory advertisements.#

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39Instructions to discriminate.#

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40Pressure to discriminate.#

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41Liability of employers and principals.#

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42Aiding unlawful acts.#

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Part V · General Exceptions from Parts II to IV

42ASelection of candidates#

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43Charities.#

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45Insurance etc.#

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46Communal accommodation.#

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47Discriminatory training by certain bodies.#

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48Other discriminatory training etc.#

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49Trade unions etc.: elective bodies.#

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50Indirect access to benefits etc.#

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51Acts done for purposes of protection of women.#

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51AActs done under statutory authority to be exempt from certain provisions of Part III.#

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52Acts safeguarding national security.#

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52AConstruction of references to vocational training.#

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Part VI · Equal Opportunities Commission

53Establishment and duties of Commission.#

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54Research and education.#

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55Review of discriminatory provisions in health and safety legislation.#

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56 #

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Investigations

57Power to conduct formal investigations.#

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58Terms of reference.#

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59Power to obtain information.#

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60Recommendations and reports on formal investigations.#

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61Restriction on disclosure of information.#

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Codes of practice

56ACodes of practice.#

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Part VII · Enforcement

General

62Restriction of proceedings for breach of Act.#

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Enforcement in employment field

63Jurisdiction of employment tribunals.#

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63ABurden of proof: employment tribunals#

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65Remedies on complaint under section 63.#

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Enforcement of Part III

66Claims under Part III.#

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66ABurden of proof: county and sheriff courts#

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66BNational security#

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Help for persons suffering discrimination

74Help for aggrieved persons in obtaining information etc.#

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75Assistance by Commission.#

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Non-discrimination notices

67Issue of non-discrimination notice.#

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68Appeal against non-discrimination notice.#

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69Investigation as to compliance with non-discrimination notice.#

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70Register of non-discrimination notices.#

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Other enforcement by Commission

71Persistent discrimination.#

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72Enforcement of ss. 38 to 40.#

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73Preliminary action in employment cases.#

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Period within which proceedings to be brought

76Period within which proceedings to be brought.#

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Part VIII · Supplemental

76APublic authorities: general statutory duty#

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76BSpecific duties#

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76CSpecific duties: Scotland#

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76DSpecific duties: enforcement#

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76ECodes of practice#

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77Validity and revision of contracts.#

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78Educational charities in England and Wales.#

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79Educational endowments etc. to which Part VI of the Education (Scotland) Act 1962 applies.#

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80Power to amend certain provisions of Act.#

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81Orders.#

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82General interpretation provisions.#

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83Transitional and commencement provisions, amendments and repeals.#

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84Financial provisions.#

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85Application to Crown.#

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85AApplication to House of Commons staff.#

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85BApplication to House of Lords staff.#

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86Government appointments outside section 6.#

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87Short title and extent.#

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Schedule 1 · Equal pay act 1970

Part I · Amendments of act

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Part II · Act as amended

1970 Chapter 41

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 2 · Transitional Exemption Orders for Educational Admissions

Public sector (England and Wales)

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Private sector (England and Wales)

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Public and private sectors (Scotland)

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 3

Incorporation and status

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Tenure of office of Commissioners

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Tenure of office of chairman and deputy chairmen

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Remuneration of Commissioners

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Additional Commissioners

(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Staff

(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Proceedings and business

(11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Finance

(14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Disqualification Acts

(16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 4 · Transitional Provisions

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 5 · Minor and consequential amendments

Factories Act 1961 (c. 34)

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (repealed)

Schedule 6 · Further repeals

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