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Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Article 66A:
- Instrument am. (prosp.) by 1998 c. 17 s.50 Sch.4 para.13
- Instrument am. (prosp.) by 1998 c. 32 s.74(1) Sch.4 para.12
- Instrument rev. in pt. (saving) (prosp.) by 1998 c. 32 s.74(2) (3) Schs.5 6
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order associated Parts and Chapters:
- Act amended by 1996 c. 46 s. 22
- Act amended by 1996 c. 46 s. 22
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch.3 rev. (prosp.) by 1998 c. 47 ss .99 100(2) Sch.13 para.2(4). Sch.15
- Sch.6 para.2 rev. (prosp.) by 1998 c. 47 s. 100(2) Sch.15
- art.19(6)(aa) added (prosp.) by 1997 c. 50 s.134(1) Sch.9 para.37
- art.19(6)(aa) added (prosp.) by 1997 c. 50 s.134(1) Sch.9 para.37
- art.54(2) (3) (4) rev. (prosp.) by 1998 c. 47 ss .99 100(2) Sch.13 para.2(3)(b). Sch. 15
[F1Burden of proof: county courtN.I.
66A.—(1) This Article applies to any claim brought under Article 66(1) in a county court.
(2) Where, on the hearing of the claim, the claimant proves facts from which the court could, apart from this Article, conclude in the absence of an adequate explanation that the respondent—
[F2(a)has committed an act of discrimination or harassment against the claimant which is unlawful by virtue of—
(i)Article 30, 31 or 32, or
(ii)any other provision of Part IV so far as it applies to vocational training, or]
(b)is by virtue of Article 42 and 43 to be treated as having committed such an act of discrimination[F3 or harassment] against the claimant,[F4 or
(c)has contravened Article 40 or 41 in relation to an act which is unlawful by virtue of Part IV,]
the court shall uphold the claim unless the respondent proves that he did not commit or, as the case may be, is not to be treated as having committed, that act.]
F1SR 2001/282
F2Art. 66A(2)(a) substituted (6.4.2008) by Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/963), regs. 1(1), 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 17 (with reg. 5(1))
F3SR 2005/426
F4Art. 66A(2)(c) and preceding word inserted (31.3.2011) by Sex Discrimination Order 1976 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/156), reg. 9
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