title: Sex Discrimination (Amendment) Order 1988 (S.I. No. 249), 17 February 1988.
abstract: This Order stipulates that certain provisions of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 will not apply to acts involving discrimination in the employment field.  Under these provisions, a certificate may be signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State of the UK to the effect that an act was done for the purpose of safeguarding national security and is to be conclusive evidence thereof.  The Order was made for the purpose of complying with European Community Council Directive 76/207, as interpreted by the European Court of Justice in Johnston vs. Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (see Annual Review of Population Law, Vol. 13, 1986, Section 630).
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keywords: Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Europe; Human Resources; Labor Force--legal aspects; Legislation; Northern Europe; Sex Discrimination--legal aspects; Social Discrimination; Social Problems; United Kingdom