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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/32/section/2</dc:identifier><dc:title>Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (repealed 1.3.1999)</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to establish a Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland and offices of President and Vice-President of the Industrial Tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal; to amend the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976; to make further provision with respect to the promotion of equality of opportunity in employments and occupations in Northern Ireland between persons of different religious beliefs; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1989-07-27</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2011-05-27</dc:modified><dct:valid>1999-03-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/32/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/32/body" NumberOfProvisions="69" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictEndDate="1999-03-01" Match="false"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/32/part/I" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/32/part/I" NumberOfProvisions="21" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictEndDate="1999-03-01" Match="false" id="part-I"><Number>Part I</Number><Title> The Fair Employment Commission, the Fair Employment Tribunal and the functions of the Commission and the Tribunal</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/32/part/I/crossheading/the-fair-employment-tribunal-for-northern-ireland" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/32/part/I/crossheading/the-fair-employment-tribunal-for-northern-ireland" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictExtent="N.I." RestrictEndDate="1999-03-01" Match="false" id="part-I-crossheading-the-fair-employment-tribunal-for-northern-ireland"><Title> The Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="N.I." RestrictEndDate="1999-03-01" Match="false"><Title> Constitution of the Tribunal.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/32/section/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/32/section/2" id="section-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/32/section/2/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/32/section/2/1" id="section-2-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Department shall by regulations provide for the establishment of a tribunal, to be known as the Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland (in this Act referred to as “<Term id="term-the-tribunal">the Tribunal</Term>”), to exercise the jurisdiction conferred on it by the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Acts.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/32/section/2/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/32/section/2/2" id="section-2-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Regulations under subsection (1) above may provide for the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to be exercised by a single tribunal or by two or more tribunals.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/32/section/2/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/32/section/2/3" id="section-2-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Fair Employment Appeals Board established by section 4 of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c1051774"/>Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 is hereby abolished.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/32/section/2/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/32/section/2/4" id="section-2-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any appeal that has been made to the Fair Employment Appeals Board under Part II of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 and has not been determined before the commencement of this section shall be determined by the Tribunal; and the provisions of that Part relating to appeals have effect in relation to such an appeal as if references to the Board were references to the Tribunal.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c1051765" Type="F"><Para><Text>Act repealed (1.3.1999) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1998/3162" id="c00001" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1998" Number="3162">S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00002" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1998/3162/article/105/4" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="article-105-4">art. 105(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00003" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1998/3162/schedule/5" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="schedule-5">Sch. 5</CitationSubRef> (subject to savings in <CitationSubRef id="c00004" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1998/3162/article/105/2" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="article-105-2">art. 105(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1998/3162/schedule/4/paragraph/6" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-6">Sch. 4 para. 6</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/81" id="c00006" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="1999" Number="81">S.R. 1999/81</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/81/article/3/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00006" SectionRef="article-3-1">art. 3(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c1051774" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/25" id="c00029" Year="1976" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="25">1976 c. 25</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>