# Equality Act 2010, Section 76: Exclusion of pregnancy and maternity discrimination provisions

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The relevant pregnancy and maternity discrimination provision has no effect in relation to a term of the woman's work that is modified by a maternity equality clause or rule.
(1A) The relevant pregnancy and maternity discrimination provision has no effect in relation to a term of the woman's work—
(a) that relates to pay, but
(b) in relation to which a maternity equality clause or rule has no effect.
(2) The inclusion in the woman's terms of a term that requires modification by virtue of section 73(2) or (3) is not pregnancy and maternity discrimination for the purposes of the relevant pregnancy and maternity discrimination provision.
(3) The relevant pregnancy and maternity discrimination provision is, in relation to a description of work given in the first column of the table, the provision referred to in the second column so far as relating to pregnancy and maternity.
Description of work
Provision
Employment
Section 39(2)
Appointment to a personal office
Section 49(6)
Appointment to a public office
Section 50(6)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/76 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/section-76
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