The Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (“the 2004 Order”) which specifies a number of persons or bodies as public authorities for certain purposes under Part VII of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (“the 1998 Order”).

The Schedule to the 2004 Order lists in Part I the bodies who are public authorities for the purposes of Articles 52 to 65 of the 1998 Order and in Part II the bodies who are public authorities for the purposes of Articles 62 to 65 of the 1998 Order.

Article 2 of this Order substitutes a new Schedule to the 2004 Order.

The following bodies have been added to Part I of the Schedule:

Dalriada Water Limited

Information Commissioner’s Office

NI Water Clear Limited

Northern Ireland Water Alpha Limited

The following amendments have been made to Part I of the Schedule:

Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland

has been amended to:

Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland

CITB NI

has been amended to:

Construction Industry Training Board

Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service Agency

has been amended to:

Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (Special Agency)

Royal Mail Group PLC

has been amended to:

Royal Mail Group Limited

The governing body of Belfast Metropolitan College

has been amended to:

The Governing Body of Belfast Metropolitan College

The governing body of North West Regional College

has been amended to:

The Governing Body of North West Regional College

The governing body of Northern Regional College

has been amended to:

The Governing Body of Northern Regional College

The governing body of South Eastern Regional College

has been amended to:

The Governing Body of South Eastern Regional College

The governing body of South West College

has been amended to:

The Governing Body of South West College

The governing body of Southern Regional College

has been amended to:

The Governing Body of Southern Regional College

The governing body of Stranmillis University College, Belfast

has been amended to:

The Governing Body of Stranmillis University College, Belfast

The following amendments have been made to Part II of the Schedule:

Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

has been amended to:

Controller of His Majesty’s Stationery Office

Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

has been amended to:

Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

Department for National Savings

has been amended to:

Director of Savings

Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland

has been amended to:

Food Standards Agency

The following deletion has been made to Part I of the Schedule:

Regional Health and Social Care Board

Article 3 revokes the Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.