# Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Paragraph 1

Extent: N.I.

(1) A term of a contract is void where –
(a) the making of the contract is, by reason of the inclusion of the term, unlawful by virtue of these Regulations;
(b) it is included in furtherance of an act which is unlawful by virtue of these Regulations; or
(c) it provides for the doing of an act which is unlawful by virtue of these Regulations.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a term the inclusion of which constitutes, or is in furtherance of, or provides for, unlawful discrimination against, or harassment of, a party to the contract, but the term shall be unenforceable against that party.
(3) A term in a contract which purports to exclude or limit any provision of these Regulations is unenforceable by any person in whose favour the term would operate apart from this paragraph.
(4) Sub-paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall apply whether the contract was entered into before or after 2 December 2003; but in the case of a contract made before that date, those sub-paragraphs do not apply in relation to any period before that date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/497/schedule/4/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-equality-sexual-orientation-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-4/paragraph-1
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