SCHEDULE 7Amendments to legislation and related transitional provisions

Part 1Primary legislation

The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 19985

1

The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 199872 shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (4).

2

In Article 85(1) (procedure for matters within jurisdiction of industrial tribunal)—

a

in sub-paragraph (a), after head (v)73 insert—

vi

a person has committed an act of discrimination or harassment against the complainant which is unlawful by virtue of any provision of Part 2 or 3 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006; or

b

in sub-paragraph (b)74 after “(Northern Ireland) 2003” insert “or the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006”.

3

In Article 85(3)(b), after head (iv)75, insert—

v

regulation 41(4) of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006,

4

In Schedule 2A76—

a

in paragraph 1(1)—

i

in the definition of “active member”, “deferred member”, “managers”, “pensioner member” and “trustees or managers”, omit the words “as at 10th December 2003”; and

ii

in the definition of “occupational pension scheme”, omit the words “as at 10th December 2003”; and

b

in paragraph 1(2), omit the words “as at 10th December 2003”.