Section 23 Discrimination by persons with power to confer qualifications.

Northern Ireland

It shall be unlawful for a person who has power to confer on another a qualification which is needed for, or facilitates, his engagement in employment in any capacity, or in a particular employment or occupation, in Northern Ireland to discriminate against him—

(a)

by refusing or deliberately omitting to confer that qualification on him on his application, or

(b)

in the terms on which the person is prepared to confer it, or

(c)

by withdrawing it from him or varying the terms on which he holds it.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (1.3.1999) by S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21), art. 105(4), Sch. 5 (with Sch. 4) (subject to savings in art. 105(2), Sch. 4 para. 6(1)(b)); S.R. 1999/81, art. 3(1)

Notes on Part III

Modifications

C1: Pt. III (ss. 16–32) modified (temp.) by Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (c. 32, SIF 43:1), s. 50(2)