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Employment Act 1989
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4Exemption for discrimination under certain provisions concerned with the protection of women at work
(1)Without prejudice to the operation of section 51 of the 1975 Act (as substituted by section 3(3) above), nothing in—
(a)Part II of that Act,
(b)Part III of that Act so far as it applies to vocational training, or
(c)Part IV of that Act so far as it has effect in relation to the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) above,
shall render unlawful any act done by a person in relation to a woman if it was necessary for that person to do that act in order to comply with any requirement of any of the provisions specified in Schedule 1 to this Act (which are concerned with the protection of women at work).
(2)Each of the last two entries in that Schedule shall be construed as including a reference to any provision or provisions for the time being having effect in place of the provision or provisions specified in that entry.
(3)In this section “woman” means a female person of any age.
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