C1C2Part II Discrimination in the Employment Field
Pt. 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
Discrimination by other bodies
15 Employment agencies.
1
It is unlawful for an employment agency to discriminate against a woman—
a
in the terms on which the agency offers to provide any of its services, or
b
by refusing or deliberately omitting to provide any of its services, or
c
in the way it provides any of its services.
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It is unlawful for a local education authority or education authority or any other person to do any act in providing services in pursuance of arrangements made, or a direction given, under section 10 of the M1Employment and Training Act 1973 which constitutes discrimination.
3
References in subsection (1) to the services of an employment agency include guidance on careers and any other services related to employment.
4
This section does not apply if the discrimination only concerns employment which the employer could lawfully refuse to offer the woman.
5
An employment agency or local education authority F2, education authority or other person shall not be subject to any liability under this section if it proves—
a
that it acted in reliance on a statement made to it by the employer to the effect that, by reason of the operation of subsection (4), its action would not be unlawful, and
b
that it was reasonable for it to rely on the statement.
6
A person who knowingly or recklessly makes a statement such as is referred to in subsection (5)(a) which in a material respect is false or misleading commits an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F3level 5 on the standard scale.
Part II extended by Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), s. 122(2)