Article 132 Use of jobcentres by sex industry

In the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950, after section 1 (duty of Department to make arrangements as to employment and training) insert—

“Restriction on section 1 arrangements: sex industry

1A.

(1)

Arrangements made by the Department under section 1 may not include arrangements in respect of employment for sexual purposes.

(2)

For the purposes of this section employment is for sexual purposes if—

(a)

it involves the employee engaging in an activity, and

(b)

the employee’s activity, or the way in which it is performed, may reasonably be assumed to be intended solely or principally to stimulate one or more other persons sexually (by whatever means).

(3)

The Department may by order subject to negative resolution specify exceptions to subsection (1).”