Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002 comes into force

Implementation date: 26 February 2002

The Act enables a political party, should it wish to do so, to adopt measures which regulate the selection of candidates for certain elections in order to reduce inequality in the numbers of men and women elected as candidates of the party. The Act and explanatory notes can be viewed on the OPSI website.
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