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Section 35C: Relationships which have come to an end

Sex Discrimination Act 1975 · 1975 c. 65View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part III: Discrimination in Other Fields

REPEALED on 2010-10-01 by Equality Act 2010.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.

This section applies where—

there has been a relevant relationship between a woman and another person (“the relevant person”), and
the relationship has come to an end (whether before or after the commencement of this section).

In this section, a “relevant relationship” is a relationship during the course of which an act of discrimination by one party to the relationship against the other party to it is unlawful under—

sections 29 to 31, except in so far as they relate to an excluded matter,
section 35A or 35B, or
any other provision of this Part, so far as the provision applies to vocational training.

It is unlawful for the relevant person to discriminate against the woman by subjecting her to a detriment where the discrimination arises out of and is closely connected to the relevant relationship.

It is unlawful for the relevant person to subject a woman to harassment where that treatment arises out of or is closely connected to the relevant relationship.

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