Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976

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Anti-discrimination law Legislation of Northern Ireland Statutory instrument

The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 is a key piece of Northern Irish legislation that outlaws discrimination on the grounds of sex and marital status in areas such as employment, education, and the provision of goods and services.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anti-discrimination law ⓘ Legislation of Northern Ireland ⓘ Statutory instrument ⓘ
aimsTo	Prevent discrimination on grounds of marital status ⓘ Prevent sex discrimination ⓘ Promote equality between men and women ⓘ
appliesTo	Education ⓘ Employment ⓘ Facilities ⓘ Private sector employers in Northern Ireland ⓘ Providers of education in Northern Ireland ⓘ Providers of goods, facilities and services in Northern Ireland ⓘ Provision of goods ⓘ Provision of services ⓘ Public sector bodies in Northern Ireland ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	Equal treatment of men and women ⓘ Exceptions and genuine occupational qualifications ⓘ Harassment ⓘ Victimisation ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
enforcedBy	Equality Commission for Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBeenAmendedBy	Subsequent equality legislation in Northern Ireland ⓘ
isModeledOn	Sex Discrimination Act 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Northern Ireland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	Education law ⓘ Employment law ⓘ Equality law ⓘ Goods and services regulation ⓘ
legalEffect	Creates civil liability for unlawful discrimination ⓘ
objective	Implement sex equality standards similar to those in Great Britain ⓘ
prohibitsDiscriminationOnGroundsOf	Marital status ⓘ Sex ⓘ
providesFor	Remedies including compensation for victims of discrimination ⓘ Right to bring complaints to courts ⓘ Right to bring complaints to industrial tribunals ⓘ
regulates	Dismissal and redundancy ⓘ Promotion and training opportunities ⓘ Recruitment practices ⓘ Terms and conditions of employment ⓘ
status	Partly superseded by later equality legislation ⓘ
typeOfInstrument	Order in Council ⓘ

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