PART VIIIEXCEPTIONS

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1

F1Subject to paragraph (3) Nothing in this Order shall—

a

be construed as affecting a provision to which this paragraph applies; or

b

render unlawful an act which is done in order to give effect to such a provision.

2

Paragraph (1) applies to a provision for conferring benefits on persons of a particular religious belief or a particular political opinion (disregarding any benefits to persons not of that belief or opinion which are exceptional or are relatively insignificant), being a provision—

a

which is contained in a statutory provision or other instrument; and

b

which has been enacted or made for purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of Northern Ireland.

F13

Paragraph (1) does not apply to an act which is unlawful by virtue of a provision referred to in Article 3(2B).