Section 8: Police pay

Equal Pay Act 1970 · 1970 c.41

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

REPEALED on 2003-04-06 by Sex Discrimination Act 1975.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

8

Regulations made—

(a) under section 33, 34 or 35 of the Police Act 1964; or

(b) under section 26 or 27 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;

shall not make any distinction between men and women as regards their hours of duty, leave, pay or allowances except in so far as special treatment is accorded to women in connection with the birth or expected birth of a child or different provision is made for marriage.

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