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Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 1 Cited in Amendments 7 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation2002 c. 2
Year2002
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  • At the beginning of Part 6 of the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I.1976/1042 (N.I. 15) ) insert—
      (43A) Selection of election candidates
    • “(1) Nothing in Parts 3 to 5 shall—
    • (a) be construed as affecting arrangements to which this Article applies, or
    • (b) render unlawful anything done in accordance with such arrangements.
    • be construed as affecting arrangements to which this Article applies, orrender unlawful anything done in accordance with such arrangements.regulate the selection of the party’s candidates in a relevant election, andare adopted for the purpose of reducing inequality in the numbers of men and women elected, as candidates of the party, to be members of the body concerned.parliamentary elections;elections to the European Parliament;elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly;elections to a district council.In this Article “registered political party” means a party registered in the

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