General
Establishment and duties of Commission
42.—(1) There shall be a body of Commissioners named the Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland consisting of at least 5 but not more than 7 individuals each appointed by the Head of the Department on a full-time or part-time basis.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Commission—
(a)to work towards the elimination of discrimination;
(b)to promote equality of opportunity, and good relations, between persons of different racial groups generally; and
(c)to keep under review the working of this Order and, when it is so required by the Department or otherwise thinks it necessary, draw up and submit to the Department proposals for amending this Order.
(3) The Head of the Department shall appoint—
(a)one of the Commissioners to be chairman of the Commission; and
(b)either one or more of the Commissioners (as the Head of the Department thinks fit) to be deputy chairman or deputy chairmen of the Commission.
(4) The Department may by order amend paragraph (1) so far as it regulates the number of Commissioners.
(5) Schedule 1 shall have effect with respect to the Commission.
Assistance to organisations
43.—(1) The Commission may give financial or other assistance to any organisation appearing to the Commission to be concerned with the promotion of equality of opportunity, and good relations, between persons of different racial groups.
(2) The Commission shall not give any financial assistance under paragraph (1) out of money appropriated by Measure except with the approval of the Department given with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel.
Research and education
44.—(1) The Commission may undertake or assist (financially or otherwise) the undertaking by other persons of any research, and any educational activities, which appear to the Commission necessary or expedient for the purposes of Article 42(2).
(2) The Commission may make charges for educational or other facilities or services made available by it,