SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments

Section 99

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Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (NI 15))

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(1)     The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 shall be amended as follows.

(2)     In Article 2(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “the Commission†for “the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland†substitute “the Equality Commission for Northern Irelandâ€.

(3)     In Article 54(1) (establishment of Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland)—

(a)     in paragraph (1) for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “The Commission shall have the following dutiesâ€; and

(b)     paragraphs (2) to (4) shall cease to have effect.

(4)     Schedule 3 (the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland) shall cease to have effect.

Interpretation Act 1978 (c 30)

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In section 24(5) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (meaning of “Northern Ireland legislationâ€), for paragraphs (d) and (e) substitute—

“(d)     Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under section 1 of the Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973;

(e)     orders in Council under Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974;

(f)     Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and

(g)     Orders in Council under section 85 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.â€

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