s 34 Exception for political parties
(1) This Article applies to a political party if— (a) it has as its main object, or one of its main objects, the promotion of parliamentary candidatures for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, or the Assembly, or (b) it is an affiliate of, or has an affiliate, or has similar formal links with, a political party within sub-paragraph ( a ). (2) Nothing in Article 30(1) shall be construed as affecting any special provision for persons of one sex only in the constitution, organisation or administration of the political party. (3) Nothing in Article 30(1) shall render unlawful an act done in order to give effect to such a special provision.