SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Services and public functions: exceptions
Part 7F1 Separate, single and concessionary services, etc
Separate services for the sexes
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1
A person does not contravene section 29, so far as relating to sex discrimination, by providing separate services for persons of each sex if—
a
a joint service for persons of both sexes would be less effective, and
b
the limited provision is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
2
A person does not contravene section 29, so far as relating to sex discrimination, by providing separate services differently for persons of each sex if—
a
a joint service for persons of both sexes would be less effective,
b
the extent to which the service is required by one sex makes it not reasonably practicable to provide the service otherwise than as a separate service provided differently for each sex, and
c
the limited provision is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
3
This paragraph applies to a person exercising a public function in relation to the provision of a service as it applies to the person providing the service.
Sch. 3 Pt. 7 heading substituted (1.10.2012) by virtue of The Equality Act 2010 (Age Exceptions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2466), art. 4