Section 71: Sex discrimination in relation to contractual pay

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

Part 5: Work — Chapter 3: Equality of terms

This section applies in relation to a term of a person's work—

that relates to pay, but
in relation to which a sex equality clause or rule has no effect.

The relevant sex discrimination provision (as defined by section 70) has no effect in relation to the term except in so far as treatment of the person amounts to a contravention of the provision by virtue of section 13 or 14.

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