# The Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 S.R. 2025/34 · made 19 February 2025 · revised to 31 March 2025 This Order amends the Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (“the 2004 Order”) which specifies a number of persons or bodies as public authorities for certain purposes under Part VII of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (“the 1998 Order”). Made under: The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (Article 50, Article 51) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/fair-employment-specification-of-public-authorities-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2025/pdf/nisr_20250034_en.pdf; NI Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/fair-employment-specification-of-public-authorities-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2025/pdf/nisrem_20250034_en_001.pdf ## Introductory text Fair Employment Made 19th February 2025 Coming into operation 31st March 2025 The Executive Office makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 50 and 51 of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and now vested in it. ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 31st March 2025. ## 2 Amendment of the Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 For the Schedule to the Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order. ## 3 Revocation The Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 is revoked. ## Signature Sealed with the Official Seal of the Executive Office on 19th of February 2025. (L.S.) Richard Irwin A senior officer of the Executive Office ## “SCHEDULE Articles 3 and 4 PART 1 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLES 52 TO 65 OF THE 1998 ORDER Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Arts Council of Northern Ireland Belfast Harbour Commissioners Belfast Health and Social Care Trust The Big Lottery Fund Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland British Broadcasting Corporation Charity Commission for Northern Ireland Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland Children’s Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland Citybus Limited Coleraine Harbour Commissioners Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland Construction Industry Training Board Council for Catholic Maintained Schools Any District Council The Education Authority Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland The Governing Body of Belfast Metropolitan College The Governing Body of North West Regional College The Governing Body of Northern Regional College The Governing Body of South Eastern Regional College The Governing Body of South West College The Governing Body of Southern Regional College The Governing Body of Stranmillis University College, Belfast Governors of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery Information Commissioner’s Office Invest Northern Ireland Labour Relations Agency Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners Middletown Centre for Autism Limited The National Heritage Memorial Fund The North/South Language Body Northern Health and Social Care Trust Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust Northern Ireland Assembly Commission Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (Special Agency) Northern Ireland Community Relations Council Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority Northern Ireland Housing Executive Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission Northern Ireland Library Authority Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency Northern Ireland Museums Council Northern Ireland Policing Board Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited Northern Ireland Screen Commission Northern Ireland Social Care Council Northern Ireland Tourist Board Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company Northern Ireland Water Alpha Limited Northern Ireland Water Limited Office of Communications Patient and Client Council The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust Probation Board for Northern Ireland Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being Regional Business Services Organisation Royal Mail Group Limited South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Southern Health and Social Care Trust The Special EU Programmes Body Sports Council for Northern Ireland State Pathologist’s Department Strategic Investment Board Limited Tourism Ireland Limited The Trade and Business Development Body Ulster Supported Employment Limited Ulsterbus Limited Victims and Survivors Service Limited Warrenpoint Harbour Authority Waterways Ireland Western Health and Social Care Trust Youth Council for Northern Ireland PART II PUBLIC AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLES 62 TO 65 OF THE 1998 ORDER The Secretary of State Any Northern Ireland Department Any Northern Ireland Minister Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland The Controller of His Majesty’s Stationery Office The Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland Director of Savings Food Standards Agency Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland” ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order amends the Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (“the 2004 Order”) which specifies a number of persons or bodies as public authorities for certain purposes under Part VII of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (“the 1998 Order”). The Schedule to the 2004 Order lists in Part I the bodies who are public authorities for the purposes of Articles 52 to 65 of the 1998 Order and in Part II the bodies who are public authorities for the purposes of Articles 62 to 65 of the 1998 Order. Article 2 of this Order substitutes a new Schedule to the 2004 Order. The following bodies have been added to Part I of the Schedule: Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation The following amendments have been made to Part I of the Schedule: Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency has been amended to: Children’s Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland The following deletions have been made to Part I of the Schedule: Dalriada Water Ltd NI Water Clear Ltd The following deletions have been made to Part II of the Schedule: The Lord Chancellor Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation Article 3 revokes the Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/34 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fair-employment-specification-of-public-authorities-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2025 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.