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Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (repealed 1.3.1999)

1989 c. 32 · Enacted 27 July 1989 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Act repealed (1.3.1999) by S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21), art. 105(4), Sch. 5 (subject to savings in art. 105(2), Sch. 4 para. 6); S.R. 1999/81, art. 3(1)

Contents

  1. Part I: The Fair Employment Commission, the Fair Employment Tribunal and the functions of the Commission and the Tribunal
  2. The Fair Employment Commission for Northern Ireland
  3. 1The Fair Employment Commission.
  4. The Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland
  5. 2Constitution of the Tribunal.
  6. 3The President and Vice-President.
  7. 4Remuneration and allowances.
  8. 5Tribunal procedure.
  9. 6Complaints involving matters within the jurisdiction of employment tribunal.
  10. Code of practice
  11. 7Code of practice for the promotion of equality of opportunity.
  12. 8Contents of the code.
  13. 9Approval of code.
  14. Identification of patterns and trends of employment, etc.
  15. 10Survey of employment, etc., patterns.
  16. Investigation of practices
  17. 11Investigation of employment etc., practices.
  18. Undertakings or directions for promoting equality of opportunity
  19. 12Undertaking following investigation under section 11.
  20. 13Voluntary undertakings.
  21. 14Directions under sections 12 and 13.
  22. Appeals and legal proceedings in relation to undertakings and directions
  23. 15Appeal to Tribunal against directions under section 12 or 13.
  24. 16Order of Tribunal to enforce undertaking or directions.
  25. 17Failure to comply with order of Tribunal.
  26. 18Appeal to Court of Appeal from certain decisions of Tribunal.
  27. Confidentiality of information
  28. 19Confidentiality of information.
  29. General
  30. 20Meaning of “equality of opportunity”.
  31. 21Interpretation of Part I.
  32. Part II: New duties of employers in respect of their workforces
  33. The register
  34. 22The register of concerns in which people are employed.
  35. 23Employers to apply for registration.
  36. 24Rectification of the register.
  37. Public authorities
  38. 25Power to specify public authorities by order.
  39. 26Certain public authorities to be treated as employers.
  40. Monitoring the workforce
  41. 27Monitoring returns.
  42. 28Regulations as to monitoring.
  43. 29Monitoring applicants.
  44. 30Confidentiality of monitoring information. Repealed
  45. Review of recruitment, training and promotion practices
  46. 31Periodic reviews by employers.
  47. Enquiries, undertakings and directions
  48. 32Enquiries by the Commission.
  49. 33Undertakings in connection with monitoring and reviews.
  50. 34Directions.
  51. 35Application of sections 15 to 18.
  52. Goals and timetables
  53. 36Notices about goals and timetables.
  54. 37Power to secure further undertakings or issue further directions.
  55. Employers in default and connected persons: restrictions on dealing with them or giving them financial assistance
  56. 38Employers in default: notice stating they are not qualified.
  57. 39Notice stating that connected and other persons are not qualified.
  58. 40Appeals against decisions of Tribunal under sections 38 and 39.
  59. 41Restriction on execution of works, etc. by unqualified persons.
  60. 42Enforcement at instance of Commission and actions for breach of duty.
  61. 43Denial of financial assistance to unqualified persons.
  62. General
  63. 44Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships.
  64. 45Additional powers of Commission to obtain information.
  65. 46Procedure in case of default by Crown bodies.
  66. 47Interpretation of Part II.
  67. 48Index to Part II.
  68. Part III: Discrimination
  69. 49Meaning of “discrimination”.
  70. 50Complaints of unlawful discrimination.
  71. 51Power of High Court to revise contracts.
  72. 52Discriminatory advertisements.
  73. 53Provision of training.
  74. 54Redundancy.
  75. 55Measures to encourage applications etc. from under-represented community.
  76. Part IV: Miscellaneous and General
  77. 56Restriction on proceedings for contravention of legislation.
  78. 57Regulations and orders.
  79. 58Meaning of “affirmative action”.
  80. 59Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.
  81. 60Citation, commencement and extent.
  82. Schedule 1: Conduct of investigations by the Commission
  83. Preliminary
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. Notices
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. Procedure
  88. 3Paragraph 3
  89. 4Paragraph 4
  90. 5Paragraph 5
  91. Information and evidence
  92. 6Paragraph 6
  93. 7Paragraph 7
  94. 8Paragraph 8
  95. Obstruction and contempt
  96. 9Paragraph 9
  97. Expenses
  98. 10Paragraph 10
  99. Schedule 2: Minor and consequential amendments
  100. The Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c.7 (N.I.))
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c.36)
  103. 2Paragraph 2
  104. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c.24)
  105. 3Paragraph 3
  106. The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c.25)
  107. 4Paragraph 4
  108. The Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 (c.25)
  109. 5Paragraph 5
  110. 6Paragraph 6
  111. 7Paragraph 7
  112. 8Paragraph 8
  113. 9Paragraph 9
  114. 10Paragraph 10
  115. 11Paragraph 11
  116. 12Paragraph 12
  117. 13Paragraph 13
  118. 14Paragraph 14
  119. 15Paragraph 15
  120. 16Paragraph 16
  121. 17Paragraph 17
  122. 18Paragraph 18
  123. 19Paragraph 19
  124. 20Paragraph 20
  125. 21Paragraph 21
  126. 22Paragraph 22
  127. 23Paragraph 23
  128. 24Paragraph 24
  129. 25Paragraph 25
  130. 26Paragraph 26
  131. 27Paragraph 27
  132. 28Paragraph 28
  133. The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1042(N.I.15))
  134. 29Paragraph 29
  135. 30Paragraph 30
  136. The Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I.1976/1043 (N.I.16))
  137. 31Paragraph 31
  138. 32Paragraph 32
  139. 33Paragraph 33
  140. Schedule 3Repeals