# Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 (repealed 1.3.1999), Section 42: Acts done to safeguard national security, etc.

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Acts shall not apply to an act done for the purpose of safeguarding national security or of protecting public safety or public order.
(2) A certificate signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State and certifying that an act specified in the certificate was done for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) shall be conclusive evidence that it was done for that purpose.
(3) A document purporting to be a certificate such as is mentioned in subsection (2) shall be received in evidence and, unless the contrary is proved, shall be deemed to be such a certificate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/25/section/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fair-employment-northern-ireland-act-1976-repealed-131999/section-42
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