Section 57

A trade organisation (A) must not discriminate against a person (B)— in the arrangements A makes for deciding to whom to offer membership of the organisation; as to the terms on which it is prepared to admit B as a member; by not accepting B's application for membership. A trade organisation (A) must not discriminate against a member (B)— in the way it affords B access, or by not affording B access, to opportunities for receiving a benefit, facility or service; by depriving B of membership; by varying the terms on which B is a member; by subjecting B to any other detriment. A trade organisation must not, in relation to membership of it, harass— a member, or an applicant for membership. A trade organisation (A) must not victimise a person (B)— in the arrangements A makes for deciding to whom to offer membership of the organisation; as to the terms on which it is prepared to admit B as a member; by not accepting B's application for membership. A trade organisation (A) must not victimise a member (B)— in the way it affords B access, or by not affording B access, to opportunities for receiving a benefit, facility or service; by depriving B of membership; by varying the terms on which B is a member; by subjecting B to any other detriment. A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a trade organisation. A trade organisation is— an organisation of workers, an organisation of employers, or any other organisation whose members carry on a particular trade or profession for the purposes of which the organisation exists.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04