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Section 35B: . . . Advocates.

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This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.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REPEALED on 2010-10-01 by Equality Act 2010.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.

It is unlawful for an advocate, in relation to taking any person as his pupil, to discriminate against a woman—

in the arrangements which he makes for the purpose of determining whom he will take as his pupil;
in respect of any terms on which he offers to take her as his pupil; or
by refusing, or deliberately omitting, to take her as his pupil.

It is unlawful for an advocate, in relation to a woman who is a pupil, to discriminate against her—

in respect of any terms applicable to her as a pupil;
in the opportunities for training, or gaining experience, which are afforded or denied to her;
in the benefits, facilities or services which are afforded or denied to her; or
by terminating the relationship or by subjecting her to any pressure to terminate the relationship or other detriment.

It is unlawful for an advocate, in relation to taking any person as that advocate's pupil, to subject to harassment a person who is, or who has applied to be taken as, his pupil.

It is unlawful for any person, in relation to the giving, withholding or acceptance of instructions to an advocate, to discriminate against a woman by subjecting her to a detriment or to subject her to harassment .

In this section— “advocate” means a member of the Faculty of Advocates practising as such; and “pupil”has the meaning commonly associated with its use in the context of a person training to be an advocate.

Section 3 applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of any provision of Part II.

This section does not apply to England and Wales.

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