SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Exceptions to section 56

Proceedings on appeals relating to claims of discrimination in Northern Ireland

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1

Section 56(1) does not apply in relation to any proceedings on an appeal under Article 80(2) of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21)) where—

a

the appeal relates to a claim of discrimination in contravention of Part 3 of that Order (employment cases) and to a certificate of the Secretary of State that the act concerned was justified for the purpose of safeguarding national security, and

b

a party to the appeal, or the party's representatives, are excluded for all or part of the proceedings by virtue of section 91(4)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

2

Section 56(1) does not apply in relation to any proceedings arising out of proceedings within sub-paragraph (1).

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But paragraph 17 does not permit the disclosure of anything to—

a

any person who is or was excluded from all or part of the proceedings mentioned in paragraph 17(1), or

b

any person who—

i

represents such a person for the purposes of any proceedings within paragraph 17, and

ii

does so otherwise than by virtue of appointment as a special advocate.