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Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976

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1Constitution and general duties of the Agency

(1)There shall be a body named the Fair Employment Agency for Northern Ireland (" the Agency "), consisting of a chairman and at least five but not more than eleven other members all appointed by the head of the Department of Manpower Services for Northern Ireland (" the Department "), which shall have the duties of—

(a)promoting equality of opportunity in Northern Ireland ; and

(b)working for the elimination of discrimination which is unlawful by virtue of this Act,

and for the purposes of discharging those duties shall have the functions conferred on it by this Act.

(2)Schedule 1 shall have effect with respect to the Agency and its affairs.

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