Sex Discrimination Act 1975

Sex Discrimination Act 1975

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to render unlawful certain kinds of sex discrimination and discrimination on the ground of marriage, and establish a Commission with the function of working towards the elimination of such discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity between men and women generally; and for related purposes.
Citation	1975 c. 65
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	12 November 1975
Repealed	2010
Other legislation
Repealed by	Equality Act 2010
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which protected men and women from discrimination on the grounds of sex or marital status. The Act concerned employment, training, education, harassment, the provision of goods and services, and the disposal of premises.

The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 referenced:

Sex discrimination against women & men, Discrimination against married persons in employment field, Discrimination by way of victimisation, and Discrimination against applicants and employees. Please read full document for lawful determination of the law as it is written.

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Other amendments were introduced by the Sex Discrimination Act 1986, the Employment Act 1989, the Equality Act 2006, and other legislation such as rulings by the European Court of Justice.

The act did not apply in Northern Ireland, however the Sex Discrimination Gender Reassignment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 does.

The act was repealed in full by the Equality Act 2010.^[2]