LegalizeThe Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008
Made: 1st April 2008
Coming into force in accordance with Regulation 1(1).
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Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
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Amendment of the 1975 Act and the 1976 Order
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Amendment of the Public Heath Act 1936
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Transitional provisions in respect of the 1975 Act
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Transitional provisions in respect of the 1976 Order
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SCHEDULE 1 — Amendment of the 1975 Act
Indirect discrimination
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Discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment
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Pregnancy and maternity
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Goods, facilities or services
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Premises
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Consent for assignment or sub-letting
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Exception for voluntary bodies
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Further exceptions from sections 29(1) and 30
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Excluded matters
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Relationships which have come to an end
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Charities
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Sport
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Insurance
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Communal accommodation
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Acts done for purposes of protection of women
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Acts done under statutory authority
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Burden of proof
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Time for answering questions from aggrieved persons
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SCHEDULE 2 — Amendment of the 1976 Order
Indirect discrimination
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Discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment
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Pregnancy and maternity
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Goods, facilities or services
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Premises
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Consent for assignment or sub-letting
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Exception for voluntary bodies
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Further exceptions from Articles 30(1) and 31
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Excluded matters
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Relationships which have come to an end
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Charities
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Sport
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Insurance
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Communal accommodation
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Acts done under statutory authority
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Duties of the Equality Commission
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Burden of proof
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Time for answering questions from aggrieved persons
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Signed
Signed by authority of the Lord Privy Seal
Barbara Follett — Parliamentary Secretary — 1st April 2008
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1972 c.68.
[^f00002]: S.I. 2007/2914.
[^f00003]: 1975 c.65.
[^f00004]: S.I. 1976/1042 (N.I.15)
[^f00005]: 1954 c.33 (N.I.)
[^f00006]: 1936 c.49; section 87(3) was amended by the Local Government Act 1972 (c.70), section 180 and Schedule 14, paragraph 9(2).
[^f00007]: Section 1 was substituted by S.I. 2001/2660.
[^f00008]: Section 2A was inserted by S.I. 1999/1102.
[^f00009]: Section 3A was inserted by S.I. 2005/2467.
[^f00010]: Section 5(1)(b) was amended by S.I. 2005/2467.
[^f00011]: Section 29(4) was inserted by S.I. 1999/1102.
[^f00012]: Section 35(1) was amended by the Social Security Act 1980 (c.30), section 20, Schedule 4, paragraph 11.
[^f00013]: The Table in section 35(3) was amended by S.I. 2005/2467.
[^f00014]: Section 35C was inserted by S.I. 2003/1657. Section 35C(4) was inserted by S.I. 2005/2467.
[^f00015]: Section 43 was amended by S.I. 1977/528.
[^f00016]: Section 51 was amended by the Employment Act 1989 (c.38), section 3(1).
[^f00017]: Section 51A was amended by the Employment Act 1989, section 3(2).
[^f00018]: Section 66A was inserted by S.I. 2001/2660. Section 66A(2)(a) was amended by S.I. 2005/2467.
[^f00019]: Section 74(2A) was inserted by S.I. 2005/2467.
[^f00020]: Article 3 was substituted by S.R. 2001 No. 282.
[^f00021]: Article 4A was inserted by S.R. 1999 No. 311.
[^f00022]: Article 5A was inserted by S.R.2005 No. 426.
[^f00023]: Article 2(7)(b) was amended by S.R 2005 No. 426.
[^f00024]: Article 35(4) was inserted by S.R.1999 No. 311.
[^f00025]: The Table in Article 36(3) was amended by S.R. 2005 No. 426.
[^f00026]: Article 36A was inserted S.R. 2004 No.172 and was amended by S.R. 2005 No.426.
[^f00027]: Article 52A was inserted by S.I. 1990/246 (N.I. 2)
[^f00028]: Article 54(1)(bb) was inserted by of S.R 1999 No 311.
[^f00029]: Article 66A was inserted by S.R. 2001 No. 282.
[^f00030]: Article 74(2A) was inserted by S.R. 2005 No. 426.
Editorial notes
[^key-9785a15768f53e7f6cc94cf95e4c3580]: Regulations revoked (1.10.2010) by Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), s. 216(3), Sch. 27 Pt. 2 (with ss. 6(4), 205); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2(15)(f) (with arts. 15, 16)
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