Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 (repealed 1.3.1999)

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I The Fair Employment Agency for Northern Ireland

   1. 1. Constitution and general duties of the Commission.

   2. 2. Educational functions.

3. Part II

   1. 3–15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Part III Unlawful Discrimination

   1. General

      1. 16. Meaning of “discrimination” and “unlawful discrimination”.

   2. Acts of unlawful discrimination

      1. 17. Discrimination by employers.

      2. 18. Discrimination against contract workers.

      3. 19. Discrimination by persons with statutory power to select employees for others.

      4. 20. Discrimination by employment agencies.

      5. 21. Discrimination by vocational organisations.

      6. 22. Discrimination by persons providing training services.

      7. 23. Discrimination by persons with power to confer qualifications.

   3. Complaints of unlawful discrimination

      1. 24. Jurisdiction of the Fair Employment Tribunal.

      2. 25. Conciliation.

      3. 26. Remedies on complaints under section 24.

      4. 27. Appeal to Court of Appeal.

   4. Help for persons suffering discrimination

      1. 28. Help for aggrieved persons in obtaining information etc.

      2. 29. Advice and assistance by Commission.

      3. 32. Power of court to revise contracts.

      4. 32A. Restrictions on contracting out.

5. Part IV Other unlawful acts

   1. 33. Discriminatory advertisements.

   2. 34. Accessories and incitement.

   3. 35. Liability of employers and principals.

   4. 36. Enforcement of s. 33.

6. Part V Exceptions

   1. 37. Excepted employments, etc.

   2. 37A. Provision of training in pursuance of affirmative action.

   3. 37B. Redundancy.

   4. 37C. Measures to encourage applications etc. from under-represented community.

   5. 38. Review of exception of school teachers.

   6. 39. Power to remove or limit exception of school-teachers.

   7. 40. Charities.

   8. 41. Acts done under statutory authority.

   9. 42. Acts done to safeguard national security, etc.

7. Part VI Miscellaneous

   1. Restriction on proceedings

      1. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   2. Supplementary provisions as to the county court

      1. 44–46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   3. Construction of references to employment or occupation in Northern Ireland

      1. 49. Meaning of “employment in Northern Ireland” and “occupation in Northern Ireland”.

   4. Application to the Crown, police and public bodies

      1. 50. Application of Act to the Crown.

      2. 51. Proceedings against Crown for unlawful discrimination.

      3. 52. Disclosure of information by Crown for purposes of investigation or proceedings.

      4. 53. Application of Act to the police.

      5. 54. Procedure following investigation under s. 12 of Minister, government department, certain statutory bodies or statutory officers and police.

   5. General

      1. 55. Service of documents.

      2. 56. Orders and reports.

      3. 57. General interpretation.

      4. 58. Amendments and extension of enactments, and repeal.

      5. 59. Short title, extent and commencement.

8. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      The Fair Employment Agency for Northern Ireland

      1. Incorporation and status

         1. 1. The Commission shall continue in existence as a body corporate....

         2. 2. (1) The Commission is not an emanation of the Crown,...

      2. Tenure of office of members

         1. 3. (1) A person shall hold and vacate his office as...

      3. Remuneration of members

         1. 4. The Department may pay, or make such payments towards the...

      4. Staff

         1. 5. (1) The Commission may with the approval of the Department...

      5. Proceedings

         1. 6. (1) Without prejudice to any provision of Schedule 1 to...

         2. 7. The validity of any proceedings of the Commission shall not...

      6. Instruments

         1. 8. A document purporting to be duly executed under the common...

         2. 9. Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed...

      7. Discharge of functions

         1. 10. (1) The Commission may authorise the discharge, under the general...

         2. 11. The Commission may appoint as assessors, to assist—

      8. Expenses and accounts

         1. 12. All expenditure incurred by or on behalf of the Commission—...

         2. 13. (1) The Commission shall keep proper accounts in such form...

      9. Annual report

         1. 14. (1) The Commission shall prepare in respect of each financial...

   2. SCHEDULES 2,3,4,5.

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   3. SCHEDULE 6

      Amendments

      1. The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c.36)

         1. 1. In section 19 of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973...

         2. 2. In section 20(2) of that Act (membership of the Standing...

      2. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

         1. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

         1. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .