Part IIEmployment
Discrimination by other persons
13Discrimination by trade organisations
1
It is unlawful for a trade organisation to discriminate against a disabled person—
a
in the terms on which it is prepared to admit him to membership of the organisation; or
b
by refusing to accept, or deliberately not accepting, his application for membership.
2
It is unlawful for a trade organisation, in the case of a disabled person who is a member of the organisation, to discriminate against him—
a
in the way it affords him access to any benefits or by refusing or deliberately omitting to afford him access to them;
b
by depriving him of membership, or varying the terms on which he is a member; or
c
by subjecting him to any other detriment.
3
In the case of an act which constitutes discrimination by virtue of section 55, this section also applies to discrimination against a person who is not disabled.
4
In this section “trade organisation” means an organisation of workers, an organisation of employers or any other organisation whose members carry on a particular profession or trade for the purposes of which the organisation exists.