Article 54 Establishment and duties of Commission
Northern Ireland
F1The Commission shall have the following duties
to work towards the elimination of discrimination,
to work towards the elimination of harassment that is contrary to any of the provisions of this Order,
to promote equality of opportunity between men and women generally,F3. . .
to promote equality of opportunity F4. . . for persons who intend to undergo, are undergoing or have undergone gender reassignment, and
to keep under review the working of this Order and the Equal Pay Act and, when the Commission is so required by the Department F5for Communities or otherwise thinks it necessary, draw up and submit to the Department for Communities proposals for amending them.
Paras. (2)‐(4) rep. by 1998 c. 47
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
- F2
SR 2005/426
- F3
SR 1999/311
- F4
Words in art. 54(1)(bb) omitted (6.4.2008) by virtue of Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/963), regs. 1(1), 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 16
- F5
Words in art. 54(1)(c) inserted (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 1 (with art. 9(2))
Notes on the whole Order
Textual amendments
- F1
function transf. by SR 1999/481