| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to prevent discrimination, as regards terms and conditions of employment, between men and women. |
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| Citation | 1970 c. 41 |
| Introduced by | Barbara Castle, Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity |
| Territorial extent |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 May 1970 |
| Commencement | 29 December 1975[1] |
| Repealed | 1 October 2010 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Equality Act 2010 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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 It has now been mostly superseded by part 5, chapter 3 of the Equality Act 2010.
- ^ "Equal Pay Act 1970", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1970 c. 41