252 Discrimination against civil partners in employment field: Northern Ireland
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c 33) | Legislation

252  Discrimination against civil partners in employment field: Northern Ireland

(1)     Amend the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (NI 15)) as follows.

(2)     For Article 5 (discrimination against married persons in employment field) substitute—

“5 Discrimination against married persons and civil partners in employment field

(1)     In any circumstances relevant for the purposes of any provision of Part 3, a person discriminates against a person (“A”) who fulfils the condition in paragraph (2) if—

(a)     on the ground of the fulfilment of the condition, he treats A less favourably than he treats or would

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