Explanatory Notes

Equality Act 2010

2010 CHAPTER 15

8 April 2010

Commentary on Sections

Part 16: General and Miscellaneous

Schedule 3: Services and public functions: exceptions

Part 3: Health and care.Blood services: paragraph 13
Health and safety: paragraph 14
Background

701.Provisions making it unlawful for a person to discriminate against a pregnant woman in the provision of services were introduced into the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 by the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2008. Those provisions contained an equivalent exception on health and safety grounds.