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Section 11: Sex

Equality Act 2010 · 2010 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Equality: key concepts — Chapter 1: Protected characteristics

In relation to the protected characteristic of sex—

a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a man or to a woman;
a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons of the same sex.

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