PART IVDISCRIMINATION IN OTHER FIELDS

Goods, facilities, services and premises

Exception for political parties34

1

This Article applies to a political party if—

F1a

it has as its main object, or one of its main objects, the promotion of parliamentary candidatures for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, or the Assembly, or

b

it is an affiliate of, or has an affiliate, or has similar formal links with, a political party within sub-paragraph ( a).

2

Nothing in Article 30(1) shall be construed as affecting any special provision for persons of one sex only in the constitution, organisation or administration of the political party.

3

Nothing in Article 30(1) shall render unlawful an act done in order to give effect to such a special provision.