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20.—(1) In the heading to section 19B of the 1976 Act (discrimination by public authorities) omit the words “Discrimination by”.
(2) That section is amended as follows—
(a)after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) It is unlawful for a public authority to subject a person to harassment in the course of carrying out any functions of the authority which consist of the provision of—
(a)any form of social security;
(b)healthcare;
(c)any other form of social protection; or
(d)any form of social advantage,
which does not fall within section 20.”; and
(b)in subsection (6), after the word “discrimination”, insert “or harassment”.
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