# The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, Article 7: Discrimination by persons with statutory power to select employees for others


(1) It is unlawful for a person who is empowered by virtue of a statutory provision to select or nominate another person for employment by a third person to discriminate against a person, in relation to employment at an establishment in Northern Ireland,—
(a) by refusing or deliberately omitting to select or nominate him for employment; or
(b) where candidates are selected or nominated in order of preference, by selecting or nominating him lower in order than any other who is selected or nominated.
(2) It is unlawful for a person who is empowered by virtue of a statutory provision to select or nominate another person for employment by a third person to subject that other to harassment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/869/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/race-relations-northern-ireland-order-1997/article-7
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