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[F1Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919

1919 CHAPTER 71 9 and 10 Geo 5cross-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]]

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Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919.
Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 (1919/71)
Version from: 1 October 2010

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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F1 Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010) by 2010 c. 15, Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 2); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2 substituted, repealed: England, Wales and Scotland substituted, repealed
F1 Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010) by 2010 c. 15, Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 2); S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2 substituted, repealed: England, Wales and Scotland substituted, repealed
F1 Act repealed (E.W.S.) (1.10.2010) by 2010 c. 15, Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as substituted by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions)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
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