Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002

Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002
Dates
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to exclude from the operation of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 certain matters relating to the selection of candidates by political parties.
Citation	2002 c.2
Introduced by	Stephen Byers^[1]
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland
Royal assent	26 February 2002
Commencement	26 February 2002
Other legislation
Relates to	Sex Discrimination Act 1975
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database

The Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002 (c.2) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The purpose of the Act was to exempt the selection of candidates in parliamentary elections from the provisions in the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 that outlaw sexual discrimination. The purposes of the Act allow political parties to select candidates based on gender in an effort to increase representation of women in British politics.

The Act applies to elections to:

the House of Commons;
the Scottish Parliament;
the National Assembly for Wales;
the Northern Ireland Assembly;
Local Government Elections (including the London Assembly); and
the European Parliament.

The Act does not apply to selection of candidates for the Mayor of London elections. Only political parties registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 are covered by the Act.

The Act was originally scheduled to run until the end of 2015. A statutory order to extend the deadline may be made if a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament. On 6 March 2008, Minister for Women Harriet Harman announced that the exemption would be extended until 2030 under the Equality Act 2010.^[2]^[3]

The Labour Party has used the law to operate all-women shortlists, which were previously illegal under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.

References

↑ "Hansard, 24 Oct 2001 : Column 328".
↑ "Hansard, 6 Mar 2008 : Column 1932".
↑ "Equality Act 2010 - section 105(3)". Act of Parliament. 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

External links

The Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002.
The Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002, as originally enacted, from the Office of Public Sector Information.
The Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill (PDF). House of Commons Library. 22 October 2001. ISBN 0-10-403202-2. Research Paper 01/75. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
Richard Kelly and Isobel White (29 April 2009). All-women shortlists (PDF). House of Commons Library. SN/PC/05057. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

United Kingdom legislation

Pre-Parliamentary legislation	List of English statutes Charter of Liberties Magna Carta

Acts of Parliament by states preceding the Kingdom of Great Britain	Acts of the Parliament of England to 1483 1485–1601 1603–1641 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660–1699 1700–1706 Acts of the Parliament of Scotland Acts of the Parliament of Ireland to 1700 1701–1800

Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain	1707–1719 1720–1739 1740–1759 1760–1779 1780–1800

Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1801–1819 1820–1839 1840–1859 1860–1879 1880–1899 1900–1919 1920–1939 1940–1959 1960–1979 1980–1999 2000 to date Halsbury's Statutes UK Statute Law Database Short titles

Church of England measures	List Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919

Legislation of devolved institutions	Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts and Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland Orders in Council for Northern Ireland

Orders-in-Council	Order in Council

Secondary legislation	United Kingdom Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Act of Sederunt, Act of Adjournal

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