Article 14 Qualifying bodies

(1)

It is unlawful for an authority or body which can confer an authorisation or qualification which is needed for, or facilitates, engagement in a particular profession or trade to discriminate against a person—

(a)

in the terms on which it is prepared to confer on him that authorisation or qualification; or

(b)

by refusing, or deliberately omitting to grant, his application for it; or

(c)

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

F1(1A)

It is unlawful for an authority or body to which paragraph (1) applies, in relation to an authorisation or qualification conferred by it, to subject to harassment a person who holds or applies for such an authorisation or qualification.

(2)

In this Article—

(a)

“authorisation or qualification” includes recognition, registration, enrolment, approval and certification;

(b)

“confer” includes renew or extend.

(3)

Paragraphs (1) and (1A) do not apply to discrimination or, as the case may be, harassment which is rendered unlawful by Article 18 or 19.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: SR 2003/341

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. by SR 1999/481

Notes on Part II

Textual amendments

F1: SR 2003/341

Modifications

C1: Pt. 2 applied (7.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 4 para. 4(1)(2)(c); S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(k)