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Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990

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17Encouragement of women, members of minority racial groups and disabled persons to take advantage of opportunities for certain work etc

Without prejudice to paragraph (a) of section 2(4) of this Act or to any enactment prohibiting discrimination (within the meaning of the [1975 c. 65.] Sex Discrimination Act 1975 or the [1976 c. 74.] Race Relations Act 1976), Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise shall each, in exercising its functions, promote—

(a)such actings by any employer as are lawful by virtue of section 48(1) of the said Act of 1975 (facilities for women only or for men only to train for, and encouragement for them to take up, work not ordinarily done for the employer by persons of the sex in question etc.) or 38(1) of the said Act of 1976 (corresponding facilities and encouragement in relation to members of particular racial groups); and

(b)actings by any employer—

(i)to afford access to facilities for training for disabled persons which would help to fit them for particular work in his employment; or

(ii)to encourage disabled persons to take advantage of opportunities for doing such work.

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