Sch 9 para 4
(1) A person does not contravene section 39(1)(a) or (c) or (2)(b) or section 60A(1) by applying in relation to service in the armed forces a relevant requirement if the person shows that the application is a proportionate means of ensuring the combat effectiveness of the armed forces. (2) A relevant requirement is— (a) a requirement to be a man; (b) a requirement not to be a transsexual person. (3) This Part of this Act, so far as relating to age or disability, does not apply to service in the armed forces; and section 55, so far as relating to disability, does not apply to work experience in the armed forces.