http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/869/article/18The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-05-08Expert Participation2026-04-01 The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997InstrumentPetroleum Act 1998s.50 Sch.4 para.41The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997InstrumentPolice (Northern Ireland) Act 1998s.74(1) Sch.4 para.24 PART III181It is unlawful, in relation to an educational establishment falling within column 1 of the following table, for a person indicated in relation to the establishment in column 2 (the “responsible body”) to discriminate against a person—ain the terms on which it offers to admit him to the establishment as a pupil; orbby refusing or deliberately omitting to accept an application for his admission to the establishment as a pupil; orcwhere he is a pupil of the establishment—iin the way it affords him access to any benefits, facilities or services, or by refusing or deliberately omitting to afford him access to them; oriiby excluding him from the establishment or subjecting him to any other detriment.

Establishment	Responsible body
1. Educational establishment which is grant-aided.	Education Authority or managers or governing body according to which of them has the function in question.
2. Independent school.	Proprietor.
3. University.	Governing body.
4. An establishment providing further education in respect of which grants are paid under Article 5(1)(b) of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997	Governing body.
5.College of education	The managers

1AIt is unlawful for a responsible body, in relation to an establishment falling within column 1 of the table in paragraph (1), to subject to harassment—aa person who applies for admission to the establishment as a pupil; orba pupil at the establishment.2Subject to paragraph (3), words and expressions used in this Article, Article 19 or Article 20 to which a meaning is assigned by Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 have the same meaning as in the 1986 Order.3In this Article “pupil” includes any person who receives education at an establishment to which this Article applies.SR 2003/3411997 NI 152005 NI 13Words in art. 18(1) substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 17(1) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)