14.—(1) Any provision in an agreement (whether a contract of employment or not) shall be void in so far as it purports—N.I.
(a)to exclude or limit the operation of any provision of this Schedule; or
(b)to preclude any person from presenting a complaint to an industrial tribunal by virtue of any provision of this Schedule.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to an agreement to refrain from presenting or continuing with a complaint where—
(a)the Agency has taken action under Article 20 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (conciliation); or
(b)the conditions regulating compromise agreements (as set out in Article 245(3) of the Employment Rights Order) are satisfied in relation to the agreement.