Section 70 — Exclusion of sex discrimination provisions
This version in force from 2010-10-01
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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(1) The relevant sex discrimination provision has no effect in relation to a term of A's that—
(a) is modified by, or included by virtue of, a sex equality clause or rule, or
(b) would be so modified or included but for section 69 or Part 2 of Schedule 7.
(2) Neither of the following is sex discrimination for the purposes of the relevant sex discrimination provision—
(a) the inclusion in A's terms of a term that is less favourable as referred to in section 66(2)(a);
(b) the failure to include in A's terms a corresponding term as referred to in section 66(2)(b).
(3) The relevant sex discrimination provision is, in relation to work of a description given in the first column of the table, the provision referred to in the second column so far as relating to sex.