Northern Ireland Act 1998

1(1)The Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 shall be amended as follows.

(2)In section 1 (the Fair Employment Commission for Northern Ireland)—

(a)for the words in subsection (1) before paragraph (a) substitute “The Commission shall have the duties of”; and

(b)subsection (2) shall cease to have effect.

(3)In section 2 (educational functions) after “discharging its duties” insert “under section 1”.

(4)In section 57(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “the Commission” for “the Fair Employment Commission for Northern Ireland” substitute “the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland”.

(5)Schedule 1 (the Fair Employment Commission for Northern Ireland) shall cease to have effect.