# Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, Article 3A: Indirect discrimination on the ground of sex


(1) In any circumstances relevant for the purposes of any provision of this Order, a person (“A”) discriminates against another person (“B”) if A applies to B a provision, criterion or practice which is discriminatory in relation to B’s sex.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a provision, criterion or practice is discriminatory in relation to B’s sex, if –
(a) A applies, or would apply, it to persons of a different sex,
(b) it puts, or would put, persons of the same sex as B at a particular disadvantage when compared with persons of a different sex,
(c) it puts, or would put, B at that disadvantage, and
(d) A cannot show it to be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1976/1042/article/3A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sex-discrimination-northern-ireland-order-1976/article-3A
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