The Equality (Disability, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2000

PART IINTRODUCTORY

1Title and commencement

2Interpretation – general

PART IIDISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

3Interpretation of this Part

4General functions of Commission

5Formal investigations

6Non-discrimination notices

7Agreements in lieu of enforcement action

8Persistent discrimination

9Assistance in relation to proceedings

10Recovery of expenses of providing assistance

11Codes of practice

12Conciliation of disputes under Part III of the 1995 Act

Art. 13 rep. by SR 2004/55

15Consequential amendments to the 1995 Act

Article 16—Repeals

17Crown application

PART IIIMISCELLANEOUS

18Additional Commissioners of the Equality Commission

19Annual report of Equality Commission

20Continuation of saving for cases falling within section 50(2) of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989

SCHEDULE 1FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS AND NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICES

PART ICONDUCT OF FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS

1(1) This Part applies to a formal investigation which the Commission has decided or has...

Terms of reference and preliminary notices

2(1) The Commission shall not take any steps in the conduct of a formal investigation...

Investigation of unlawful acts etc.

3(1) This paragraph applies where the Commission proposes to investigate in the course of a...

Power to obtain information

4(1) For the purposes of a formal investigation the Commission may serve a notice on...

5(1) The Commission may apply to a county court for an order under this paragraph...

Recommendations

6(1) The Commission may make recommendations in the light of its findings in a formal...

7(1) The Commission shall prepare a report of its findings in any formal investigation. (2)...

PART IINON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICES

Procedure for issuing and appealing against non-discrimination notices

8(1) The Commission shall not issue a non-discrimination notice addressed to any person unless it...

9On issuing a non-discrimination notice, the Commission shall serve a copy on the person to...

Appeal against non-discrimination notice

10(1) A person on whom a non-discrimination notice is served may, within the period of...

11For the purposes of Part II of this Order a non-discrimination notice becomes final when—...

Enforcement of non-discrimination notice

12(1) This paragraph applies during the period of five years beginning on the date on...

Register of non-discrimination notices

13(1) The Commission shall maintain a register of non-discrimination notices which have become final. (2)...

PART IIIACTION PLANS

14(1) This Part applies where a person ( “P”) has been served with a non-discrimination...

The first proposed action plan

15(1) P must serve his proposed action plan on the Commission within such period as...

Revision of first proposed action plan at invitation of Commission

16(1) If the Commission considers that a proposed action plan served on it is not...

Action by Commission as respects inadequate action plan

17(1) If the Commission considers that a proposed action plan served on it is not...

18(1) This paragraph applies where an order of the court under paragraph 17 ( “the...

Variation of action plans

19An action plan which has become final may be varied by agreement in writing between...

Enforcement of action plans

20(1) This paragraph applies during the period of five years beginning on the date on...

Power to obtain information

21(1) For the purposes of determining whether— (a) an action plan proposed by P is...

PART IVSUPPLEMENTARY

Restriction on disclosure of information

22(1) No information given to the Commission by any person ( “the informant”) in connection...

Enforcement of court orders

23(1) This paragraph applies to any order made by a county court under Article 7(8)...

24(1) A person who— (a) deliberately alters, suppresses, conceals or destroys a document to which...

Service of documents

25For the purposes of this Schedule section 24 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954...

26The Office may make regulations making provision— (a) supplementing Part I or II of this...

Schedule 2—Repeals

2000 No. 1110 (N.I. 2)

The Equality (Disability, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2000C1

19th May 2000

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1

Order: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with art. 9(2))