Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:allows all-women shortlists
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Sex_Discrimination_Act_1975
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:category gptkb:Election_law_in_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Anti-discrimination_law_in_the_United_Kingdom
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2002
gptkbp:citation 2002 c. 2
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2002
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to make provision about discrimination on the ground of sex in the selection of candidates by political parties.
gptkbp:purpose to allow political parties to use positive measures to reduce inequality in the number of men and women elected as representatives
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 26 February 2002
gptkbp:relatedTo equality legislation in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:status current
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:All-Women_Shortlists
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7