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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/59</dc:identifier><dc:title>Sex Discrimination Act 1986 (repealed)</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and sections 64 and 73 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978; to make provision with respect to requirements to discriminate in relation to employment which are contained in public entertainment licences; to provide for the removal of certain restrictions applying to the working hours and other working conditions of women; and to repeal the Baking Industry (Hours of Work) Act 1954.</dc:description><dc:date>1986-11-07</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2015-08-18</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2010-10-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><PrimaryPrelims DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/59/introduction" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/59/introduction" Status="Repealed" RestrictStartDate="2010-10-01"><Title>Sex Discrimination Act 1986  (repealed)</Title><Number>1986 c. 59</Number><LongTitle/><DateOfEnactment><DateText/></DateOfEnactment><PrimaryPreamble><EnactingText><Para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="key-7785ec76f8fe014798ec20743bef63ba"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></Para></EnactingText></PrimaryPreamble></PrimaryPrelims><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/59/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/59/body" NumberOfProvisions="10" Status="Repealed" Match="false" RestrictStartDate="2010-10-01"><P1group Status="Repealed" Match="false" RestrictStartDate="2010-10-01"><Title><CommentaryRef Ref="key-7785ec76f8fe014798ec20743bef63ba"/> Private households and small undertakings and 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Ref="key-7785ec76f8fe014798ec20743bef63ba"/>Part III</Number><Title> Repeals Coming into Force on Appointed Day</Title><P><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P></Part></ScheduleBody></Schedule></Schedules></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-7785ec76f8fe014798ec20743bef63ba" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="cv3prnrm1-00003" SectionRef="introduction" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/59">Act</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.10.2010) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/15" id="cv3prnrm1-00004" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2010" Number="15" Title="Equality Act 2010">Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cv3prnrm1-00005" CitationRef="cv3prnrm1-00004" SectionRef="section-216-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/15/section/216/3">s. 216(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cv3prnrm1-00006" CitationRef="cv3prnrm1-00004" 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