(1)Nothing in Parts II to IV shall render unlawful any act done in relation to particular work by [F1any person]in, or in connection with—
(a)affording women only, or men only, access to facilities for training which would help to fit them for that work, or
(b)encouraging women only, or men only, to take advantage of opportunities for doing that work,
where [F1it reasonably appears to that person]that at any time within the 12 months immediately preceding the doing of the act there were no persons of the sex in question doing that work in Great Britain, or the number of persons of that sex doing the work in Great Britain was comparatively small.
(2)Where in relation to particular work [F2it reasonably appears to any person]that although the condition for the operation of subsection (1) is not met for the whole of Great Britain it is met for an area within Great Britain, nothing in Parts II to IV shall render unlawful any act done by [F2that person]in, or in connection with—
(a)affording persons who are of the sex in question, and who appear likely to take up that work in that area, access to facilities for training which would help to fit them for that work, or
(b)encouraging persons of that sex to take advantage of opportunities in the area for doing that work.
(3)Nothing in Parts II to IV shall render unlawful any act done by [F1any person]in, or in connection with, affording persons access to facilities for training which would help to fit them for employment, where [F1it reasonably appears to that person]that those persons are in special need of training by reason of the period for which they have been discharging domestic or family responsibilities to the exclusion of regular full time employment.
The discrimination in relation to which this subsection applies may result from confining the training to persons who have been discharging domestic or family responsibilities, or from the way persons are selected for training, or both.
[F3(4)The preceding provisions of this section shall not apply in relation to any discrimination which is rendered unlawful by section 6.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Sex Discrimination Act 1986 (c. 59, SIF 106:1), s. 4(2)(a)(b)
F2Words substituted by Sex Discrimination Act 1986 (c. 59, SIF 106:1), s. 4(3)(a)(b)
F3S. 47(4) substituted by Sex Discrimination Act 1986 (c. 59, SIF 106:1), s. 4(4)