Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Part II extended by Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), s. 122(2)
C2Pt. II (ss. 6–21): excluded by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1, 106:1), ss. 4(1)(a), 5(1)(2)(a)(3)(4)(7); excluded by S.I. 1989/2420, art. 3; excluded (1.2.1994) by Measure 1993 No. 2, s. 6; Instrument dated 31.1.1994 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York
Valid from 01/10/2005
(1)This section applies to an organisation of workers, an organisation of employers, or any other organisation whose members carry on a particular profession or trade for the purposes of which the organisation exists.
(2)It is unlawful for an organisation to which this section applies, in the case of a woman who is not a member of the organisation, to discriminate against her—
(a)in the terms on which it is prepared to admit her to membership, or
(b)by refusing, or deliberately omitting to accept, her application for membership.
(3)It is unlawful for an organisation to which this section applies, in the case of a woman who is a member of the organisation, to discriminate against her—
(a)in the way it affords her access to any benefits, facilities or services, or by refusing or deliberately omitting to afford her access to them, or
(b)by depriving her of membership, or varying the terms on which she is a member, or
(c)by subjecting her to any other detriment.
[F1(3A)It is unlawful for an organisation to which this section applies, in relation to membership of that organisation, to subject to harassment a woman who—
(a)is a member of the organisation, or
(b)has applied for membership of the organisation.]
(4)F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1S. 12(3A) inserted (1.10.2005) by The Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2467), reg. 15(2)
F2S. 12(4) omitted (1.10.2005) by virtue of The Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2467), reg. 15(3)