http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/65/section/51/1993-11-30Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (repealed) An Act to render unlawful certain kinds of sex discrimination and discrimination on the ground of marriage, and establish a Commission with the function of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.1979-09-30texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2018-10-181993-11-30 Part V General Exceptions from Parts II to <Acronym Expansion="4">IV</Acronym><CommentaryRef Ref="c3287391"/> Acts done for purposes of protection of women.511Nothing in the following provisions, namely—aPart II,bPart III so far as it applies to vocational training, orcPart IV so far as it has effect in relation to the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b),shall render unlawful any act done by a person in relation to a woman if—iit was necessary for that person to do it in order to comply with a requirement of an existing statutory provision concerning the protection of women, oriiit was necessary for that person to do it in order to comply with a requirement of a relevant statutory provision (within the meaning of Part I of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974) and it was done by that person for the purpose of the protection of the woman in question (or of any class of women that included that woman).2In subsection (1)—athe reference in paragraph (i) of that subsection to an existing statutory provision concerning the protection of women is a reference to any such provision having effect for the purpose of protecting women as regards—ipregnancy or maternity, oriiother circumstances giving rise to risks specifically affecting women,whether the provision relates only to such protection or to the protection of any other class of persons as well; andbthe reference in paragraph (ii) of that subsection to the protection of a particular woman or class of women is a reference to the protection of that woman or those women as regards any circumstances falling within paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) above.3In this section “existing statutory provision” means (subject to subsection (4) ) any provision of—aan Act passed before this Act, orban instrument approved or made by or under such an Act (including one approved or made after the passing of this Act).4Where an Act passed after this Act re-enacts (with or without modification) a provision of an Act passed before this Act, that provision as re-enacted shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (3) as if it continued to be contained in an Act passed before this Act.1974 c.37 (43:3). S. 52A inserted by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1, 106:1), s. 3(4)
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