82 Regulations for Northern Ireland
Equality Act 2006 (2006 c 3) | Legislation

82  Regulations for Northern Ireland

(1)     The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister may by regulations make provision about discrimination or harassment on grounds of sexual orientation.

(2)     In subsection (1) “sexual orientation” has the same meaning as in the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (SR 2003 No 497).

(3)     The regulations may, in particular—

(a)     make provision of a kind similar to Part 3 of the Race Relations Order (discrimination on grounds of race, etc other

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