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The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Section 26. Help about Changes to Legislation

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26.—(1) Nothing in these Regulations shall make it unlawful for a person to provide benefits only to persons of a particular sexual orientation, if —

(a)he acts in pursuance of a charitable instrument; and

(b)the restriction of benefits to persons of that sexual orientation is imposed by reason of or on the grounds of the provisions of the charitable instrument.

(2) In this regulation “charitable instrument” means a statutory provision or other instrument (whenever taking effect) so far as it relates to purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of Northern Ireland.

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I1Reg. 26 in operation at 1.1.2007, see reg. 1(2)

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