Article J10 All staff to be appointed on merit

(1)

Every appointment of a person to a paid office or employment under the Authority shall be made on merit.

(2)

Paragraph (1) above applies to all appointments made by, or by any committee or sub-committee of, the Authority but has effect subject to—

(a)

section 7 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975^f1 (discrimination permitted in relation to employment where sex of employee is a genuine occupational qualification);

(b)

section 5 of the Race Relations Act 1976^f2 (discrimination permitted in relation to employment where being of a particular racial group is a genuine occupational qualification);

(c)

sections 5 and 6 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995^f3 (meaning of discrimination and duty to make adjustments); and

(d)

article F2 above (qualifications of responsible officer).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1975 c. 65.
f2: 1976 c. 74.
f3: 1995 c. 50.