[^F1Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919

1919 CHAPTER 71 9 and 10 Geo 5_cross-notes

An Act to amend the Law with respect to disqualifications on account of sex.

[23rd December 1919]

[^F21 Removal of disqualification on grounds of sex.

A person shall not be disqualified by sex or marriage from the exercise of any public function, or from being appointed to or holding any civil or judicial office or post, or from entering or assuming or carrying on any civil profession or vocation, or for admission to any incorporated society (whether incorporated by Royal Charter or otherwise), ^F3...:

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3 Power to universities to admit women to membership, &c.

Nothing in the statutes or charter of any university shall be deemed to preclude the authorities of such university from making such provision as they shall think fit for the admission of women to membership thereof, or to any degree, right, or privilege therein or in connection therewith.

4 Short title and repeal.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919.

[^F6(2)^F7... any other enactment, Order in Council, Royal Charter, or provision, so far as inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall cease to have effect ^F8....^F6^,^F1]]

^F9SCHEDULE

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in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
italics	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)
gry bckgrd	the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

in force

Provision is in force

in force*

In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)

not in force

Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)

italics

Defined term

_dfn

Defined term (alternative style)

gry bckgrd

the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

footnote	commentary	geo extent	insert/omit
C1	This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland
F1	Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010) by 2010 c. 15, Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 2); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2	substituted, repealed: England, Wales and Scotland	substituted, repealed
F1	Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010) by 2010 c. 15, Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 2); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2	substituted, repealed: England, Wales and Scotland	substituted, repealed
F1	Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010) by 2010 c. 15, Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 2); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2	substituted, repealed: England, Wales and Scotland	substituted, repealed
F1	Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010) by 2010 c. 15, Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 2); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2	substituted, repealed: England, Wales and Scotland	substituted, repealed
F1	Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010) by 2010 c. 15, Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 2); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2	substituted, repealed: England, Wales and Scotland	substituted, repealed
F2	S. 1 repealed so far as relating to criminal proceedings (S.) by Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), Sch. 10 Pt. I	repealed: Scotland	repealed
F3	Words repealed (E.W.) by Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71), Sch. 6 Pt. I; and (S.) by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55, SIF 72:2), Sch. 3	repealed: England and Wales	repealed
F4	Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I		repealed
F5	S. 2 repealed (E.W.) by Solicitors Act 1932 (c. 37), Sch. 4; and (S.) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I	repealed: England and Wales	repealed
F6	S. 4(2) repealed so far as relating to criminal proceedings (S.) by Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), Sch. 10 Pt. I	repealed: Scotland	repealed
F7	Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)		repealed
F8	Words repealed (E.W.) by Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71), Sch. 6 Pt. I; and (S.) by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55, SIF 72:2), Sch. 3	repealed: England and Wales	repealed
F9	Sch. repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)		repealed

[F1Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919

1919 CHAPTER 71 9 and 10 Geo 5cross-notes

[F21 Removal of disqualification on grounds of sex.

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