SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 12Further and higher education exceptions
Part 1Single-sex institutions, etc.
Single-sex institutions turning co-educational
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1
If the responsible body of a single-sex institution decides to alter its admissions arrangements so that the institution will cease to be a single-sex institution, the body may apply for a transitional exemption order in relation to the institution.
2
A transitional exemption order relating to an institution is an order which, during the period specified in the order as the transitional period, authorises—
a
sex discrimination by the responsible body of the institution in the arrangements it makes for deciding who is offered admission as a student;
b
the responsible body, in the circumstances specified in the order, not to admit a person as a student because of the person's sex.
3
Paragraph 3 applies in relation to the making of a transitional exemption order.
4
The responsible body of an institution does not contravene this Act, so far as relating to sex discrimination, if —
a
in accordance with a transitional exemption order, or
b
pending the determination of an application for a transitional exemption order in relation to the institution,
it does not admit a person as a student because of the person's sex.
5
The responsible body of an institution does not contravene this Act, so far as relating to sex discrimination, if —
a
in accordance with a transitional exemption order, or
b
pending the determination of an application for a transitional exemption order in relation to the institution,
it discriminates in the arrangements it makes for deciding who is offered admission as a student.