# The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Article 77: Charities


(1) Nothing in this Order shall—
(a) be construed as affecting a provision to which this paragraph applies; or
(b) render unlawful an act which is done in order to give effect to such a provision.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a provision for conferring benefits on persons of a particular religious belief or a particular political opinion (disregarding any benefits to persons not of that belief or opinion which are exceptional or are relatively insignificant), being a provision—
(a) which is contained in a statutory provision or other instrument; and
(b) which has been enacted or made for purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0110798740/article/77 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-fair-employment-and-treatment-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-77
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