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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Sex Discrimination Act 1975

1975 CHAPTER 65

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Discrimination to Which Act Applies

    1. 1. Direct and indirect discrimination against women

    2. 2. Sex discrimination against men

    3. 2A.“Discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment.”

    4. 3. Direct and indirect discrimination against married persons in employment field

    5. 4. Discrimination by way of victimisation

    6. 5. Interpretation

  2. Part II

    Discrimination in the Employment Field

    1. Discrimination by employers

      1. 6. Discrimination against applicants and employees

      2. 7. Exception where sex is a genuine occupational qualification

      3. 7A.“Corresponding exception relating to gender reassignment.”

      4. 7B.“Supplementary exceptions relating to gender reassignment.”

      5. 8. Equal Pay Act 1970

      6. 9. Discrimination against contract workers

      7. 10. Meaning of employment at establishment in Great Britain

    2. Discrimination by other bodies

      1. 11. Partnerships

      2. 12. Trade unions etc

      3. 13. Qualifying bodies

      4. 14. Persons concerned with provision of vocational training

      5. 15. Employment agencies

      6. 16. Manpower Services Commission etc

    3. Special cases

      1. 17. Police

      2. 18. Prison officers

      3. 19. Ministers of religion etc

      4. 20. Midwives

      5. 21. Mineworkers

  3. Part III

    Discrimination in Other Fields

    1. Education

      1. 22. Discrimination by bodies in charge of educational establishments

      2. 22A. Meaning of pupil in section 22

      3. 23. Other discrimination by local education authorities (E+W)

      4. 23. Other discrimination by local education authorities (S)

      5. 23A. Discrimination by Further Education and Higher Education Funding Councils

      6. 23B. Discrimination by Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Councils

      7. 23C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 23D. Discrimination by Teacher Training Agency

      9. 24. Designated establishments

      10. 25. General duty in public sector of education

      11. 25A. General duty: post-16 education and training etc

      12. 26. Exception for single-sex establishments

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

      14. 28. Exception for physical training

    2. Goods, facilities, services and premises

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

      2. 30. Discrimination in disposal or management of premises

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

      4. 32. Exception for small dwellings

      5. 33. Exception for political parties

      6. 34. Exception for voluntary bodies

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

    3. Barristers

      1. 35A. Discrimination by, or in relation to, barristers

    4. Advocates

      1. 35B. Discrimination by, or in relation to, advocates

    5. Extent

      1. 36. Extent of Part III

  4. Part IV

    Other Unlawful Acts

    1. 37. Discriminatory practices

    2. 38. Discriminatory advertisements

    3. 39. Instructions to discriminate

    4. 40. Pressure to discriminate

    5. 41. Liability of employers and principals

    6. 42. Aiding unlawful acts

  5. Part V

    General Exceptions from Parts II to IV

    1. 42A. Selection of candidates

    2. 43. Charities

    3. 44. Sport etc

    4. 45. Insurance etc

    5. 46. Communal accommodation

    6. 47. Discriminatory training by certain bodies

    7. 48. Other discriminatory training etc

    8. 49. Trade unions etc.: elective bodies

    9. 50. Indirect access to benefits etc

    10. 51. Acts done for purposes of protection of women

    11. 51A. Acts done under statutory authority to be exempt from certain provisions of Part III

    12. 52. Acts safeguarding national security

    13. 52A. Construction of references to vocational training

  6. Part VI

    Equal Opportunities Commission

    1. 53. Establishment and duties of Commission

    2. 54. Research and education

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

    4. 56.

    5. Codes of practice

      1. 56A. Codes of practice

    6. Investigations

      1. 57. Power to conduct formal investigations

      2. 58. Terms of reference

      3. 59. Power to obtain information

      4. 60. Recommendations and reports on formal investigations

      5. 61. Restriction on disclosure of information

  7. Part VII

    Enforcement

    1. General

      1. 62. Restriction of proceedings for breach of Act

    2. Enforcement in employment field

      1. 63. Jurisdiction of [F1employment tribunals]

      2. 63A. Burden of proof: employment tribunals

      3. 64.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 65. Remedies on complaint under section 63

    3. Enforcement of Part III

      1. 66. Claims under Part III

      2. 66A. Burden of proof: county and sheriff courts

    4. Non-discrimination notices

      1. 67. Issue of non-discrimination notice

      2. 68. Appeal against non-discrimination notice

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

      4. 70. Register of non-discrimination notices

    5. Other enforcement by Commission

      1. 71. Persistent discrimination

      2. 72. Enforcement of ss. 38 to 40

      3. 73. Preliminary action in employment cases

    6. Help for persons suffering discrimination

      1. 74. Help for aggrieved persons in obtaining information etc

      2. 75. Assistance by Commission

    7. Period within which proceedings to be brought

      1. 76. Period within which proceedings to be brought

  8. Part VIII

    Supplemental

    1. 77. Validity and revision of contracts

    2. 78. Educational charities in England and Wales

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

    4. 80. Power to amend certain provisions of Act

    5. 81. Orders

    6. 82. General interpretation provisions

    7. 83. Transitional and commencement provisions, amendments and repeals

    8. 84. Financial provisions

    9. 85. Application to Crown

    10. 85A. Application to House of Commons staff

    11. 85B. Application to House of Lords staff

    12. 86. Government appointments outside section 6

    13. 87. Short title and extent

  9. SCHEDULE 1

    EQUAL PAY ACT 1970

  10. SCHEDULE 2

    Transitional Exemption Orders for Educational Admissions

  11. SCHEDULE 3

    Equal Opportunities Commission

  12. SCHEDULE 4

    Transitional Provisions

  13. SCHEDULE 5

    MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

  14. SCHEDULE 6

    FURTHER REPEALS

An Act to render unlawful certain kinds of sex discrimination and discrimination on the ground of marriage, and establish a Commission with the function of working towards the elimination of such discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity between men and women generally; and for related purposes.

[12th November 1975]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Power to amend the Act conferred by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1, 106:1), s. 6(1)(2)

C2Act restricted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 17, ss. 21, 46 (with s. 38);



Act restricted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 126(1)(b), 243

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