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Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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21.—(1) In the heading to Article 24 of the 1976 Order, for the words “Discrimination by bodies in charge of educational establishments” substitute the words “Bodies in charge of educational establishments”.

(2) The existing provisions of Article 24 (including the table) shall become paragraph (1) of the Article.

(3) After the paragraph (1) so formed, insert—

(2) It is unlawful for the governing body of an institution of further or higher education to discriminate against a woman in the arrangements it makes for the purpose of selecting people for admission to the institution.

(3) It is unlawful for the governing body of an institution of further or higher education to subject a woman to harassment if that woman is a student at the institution or has applied for admission to the institution.

(4) In paragraphs (2) and (3), “institution of further or higher education” means an establishment falling within column 1 of paragraph 1A, 3 or 5 of the table in paragraph (1)..

(4) In Article 27 of the 1976 Order (Exception for single sex establishments)—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “Articles 24(a) and (b)”, substitute “Articles 24(1)(a) and (b)”;

(b)in paragraph (2), for “Articles 24(a) and (b), substitute “Articles 24(1)(a) and (b), and for “Articles 24(c)(i)”, substitute “Articles 24(1)(c)(i)”.

(5) In Article 28 of the 1976 Order (Exception for single-sex establishments turning co-educational), in paragraph (1), for “Article 24”, substitute “Article 24(1)”.

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