Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 No. 1042 (NI. 15)

PART IV N.I. DISCRIMINATION IN OTHER FIELDS

Goods, facilities, services and premises N.I.

[F1 Relationships which have come to an end N.I.

36A.— (1) This Article applies where—

(a) there has been a relevant relationship between a woman and another person ( “the relevant person”), and

(b) the relationship has come to an end (whether before or after the commencement of this Article).

(2) In this Article, a “relevant relationship” is a relationship during the course of which an act of discrimination by one party to the relationship against the other party to it is unlawful [F2 under—

(a) Articles 30 to 32, except in so far as they relate to an excluded matter, or

(b) any other provision of this Part, so far as the provision applies to vocational training.]

(3) It is unlawful for the relevant person to discriminate against the woman by subjecting her to a detriment where the discrimination arises out of and is closely connected to the relevant relationship.

[F3 (4) It is unlawful for the relevant person to subject a woman to harassment where that treatment arises out of or is closely connected to the relevant relationship.]]

F1 SR 2004/172

F2 Words in art. 36A(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/963), regs. 1(1), 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 10

F3 SR 2005/426