Section 18: Prison officers.

Sex Discrimination Act 1975 · 1975 c.65

This provision is repealed

It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part II: EMPLOYMENT FIELD

REPEALED on 2010-10-01 by Equality Act 2010.
The text below is from the dated revised snapshot immediately preceding this status change. It is historical and is not current law. View the historical source.

18(1)

Nothing in this Part renders unlawful any discrimination between male and female prison officers as to requirements relating to height.

18(2)

In section 7(2) of the Prison Act 1952 the words “and if women only are recieved in a prison the Governor shall be a woman” are repealed.

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