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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

    1. 1.Title and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation – general

  3. PART II DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

    1. 3.Interpretation of this Part

    2. 4.General functions of Commission

    3. 5.Formal investigations

    4. 6.Non-discrimination notices

    5. 7.Agreements in lieu of enforcement action

    6. 8.Persistent discrimination

    7. 9.Assistance in relation to proceedings

    8. 10.Recovery of expenses of providing assistance

    9. 11.Codes of practice

    10. 12.Conciliation of disputes under Part III of the 1995 Act

    11. Art. 13 rep. by SR 2004/55

    12. 14.Regulations

    13. 15.Consequential amendments to the 1995 Act

    14. Article 16—Repeals

    15. 17.Crown application

  4. PART III MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 18.Additional Commissioners of the Equality Commission

    2. 19.Annual report of Equality Commission

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

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS AND NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICES

      1. PART I CONDUCT OF FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS

        1. Introductory

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

        2. Terms of reference and preliminary notices

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

        3. Investigation of unlawful acts etc.

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

        4. Power to obtain information

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

          2. 5.(1) The Commission may apply to a county court for an order under this paragraph...

        5. Recommendations

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

        6. Reports

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

      2. PART II NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICES

        1. Procedure for issuing and appealing against non-discrimination notices

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

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

        2. Appeal against non-discrimination notice

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

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

        3. Enforcement of non-discrimination notice

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

        4. Register of non-discrimination notices

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

      3. PART III ACTION PLANS

        1. Introductory

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

        2. The first proposed action plan

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

        3. Revision of first proposed action plan at invitation of Commission

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

        4. Action by Commission as respects inadequate action plan

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

          2. 18.(1) This paragraph applies where an order of the court under paragraph 17 ( “the...

        5. Variation of action plans

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

        6. Enforcement of action plans

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

        7. Power to obtain information

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

      4. PART IV SUPPLEMENTARY

        1. Restriction on disclosure of information

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

        2. Enforcement of court orders

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

        3. Offences

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

        4. Service of documents

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

        5. Regulations

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

    2. Schedule 2—Repeals