{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sex-discrimination-northern-ireland-order-1976/article-4B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sex-discrimination-northern-ireland-order-1976/article-4B.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1976/1042",
  "legislation_title": "Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sex-discrimination-northern-ireland-order-1976",
  "path": "article/4B",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4B",
  "heading": "Indirect discrimination on the ground of gender reassignment",
  "text": "(1) A person (“A”) discriminates against another person (“B”) in any circumstances relevant for the purposes of —\n(a) any provision of Part 3; or\n(b) any provision of Part 4, so far as it applies to vocational training,\nif A applies to B a provision, criterion or practice which is discriminatory in relation to B’s gender reassignment.\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a provision, criterion or practice is discriminatory in relation to B’s gender reassignment if—\n(a) A applies, or would apply, it to persons who do not intend to undergo, are not undergoing or have not undergone gender reassignment;\n(b) it puts, or would put, persons who intend to undergo, are undergoing or have undergone gender reassignment at a particular disadvantage when compared with persons who do not intend to undergo, are not undergoing or have not undergone gender reassignment;\n(c) it puts, or would put, B at that disadvantage; and\n(d) A cannot show it to be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 4B inserted (2.5.2016) by The Sex Discrimination Order 1976 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/191), regs. 1(1), 7"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1976/1042/article/4B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:53:48.935623+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}