Equal Pay Act 1970

Equal Pay Act 1970
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to prevent discrimination, as regards terms and conditions of employment, between men and women.
Citation1970 c. 41
Introduced byBarbara Castle, Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity
Territorial extent 
  • England and Wales
  • Scotland
Dates
Royal assent29 May 1970
Commencement29 December 1975[1]
Repealed1 October 2010
Other legislation
Repealed byEquality Act 2010
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Equal Pay Act 1970 (c. 41) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that prohibited any less favourable treatment between men and women in terms of pay and conditions of employment. The act was proposed by the then Labour government, and was based on the Equal Pay Act of 1963 of the United States. It has now been mostly superseded by part 5, chapter 3 of the Equality Act 2010.

  1. ^ "Equal Pay Act 1970", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1970 c. 41