Article 7 Basis of comparisonF1

Northern Ireland

Each of the following comparisons, that is—

(F2aa)

a comparison of the cases of persons required for the purposes of Article 3,

(a)

a comparison of the cases of persons of different sex under F3Article 3A ,

(b)

a comparison of the cases of persons required for the purposes of F4Article 4A or 4B , and

(c)

a comparison of the cases of persons who do and who do not fulfil the condition in Article 5(2),

must be such that the relevant circumstances in the one case are the same, or not materially different, in the other.

Annotations

F1: 2004 c.33
F2: Art. 7(aa) inserted (2.5.2016) by The Sex Discrimination Order 1976 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/191), regs. 1(1), 8(a)
F3: Words in art. 7(a) substituted (2.5.2016) by The Sex Discrimination Order 1976 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/191), regs. 1(1), 8(b)
F4: Words in art. 7(b) substituted (2.5.2016) by The Sex Discrimination Order 1976 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/191), regs. 1(1), 8(c)

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