SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Exceptions to section 56
Proceedings on appeals relating to claims of discrimination in Northern Ireland
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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).