Article 2 Application of provisions

(1)

Part 5 of the Equality Act applies to offshore work as if the work were taking place in Great Britain unless it—

(a)

takes place in the Northern Irish Area as defined by the Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Order 1987^f1; or

(b)

is in connection with a ship which is in the course of navigation or a ship which is engaged in dredging or fishing.

(2)

In paragraph (1)(b), “dredging” does not include the excavation of the sea-bed or its subsoil in the course of pipe laying.

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