PART IIFUNCTIONS OF THE EQUALITY COMMISSION
Principal functions of Commission
Educational and advisory functions8
1
In order to assist the Commission in discharging its duty under Article 7 the Commission may—
a
establish services for giving advice on matters connected with equality of opportunity;
b
provide training courses;
c
hold conferences;
d
undertake research which appears to the Commission to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of its functions; and
e
disseminate (subject to the safeguard in Article 18(1)) information about the Commission's activities or anything to which those activities relate;
or it may arrange for, or assist (financially or otherwise), any of those things to be done.
2
The Commission may advise the Department on—
a
any matter relating to the duty of the Commission under Article 7; or
b
any other matter specified by the Department.
3
The Commission may make charges for training or other facilities or services made available by it under paragraph (1).