The legislation 

The following are links to the main pieces of anti-discrimination legislation and other relevant law.  Please note that these are links to external documents and websites.  The Equality Commission cannot accept responsibility for the content or accuracy of the material.  Links to any external websites do not in any way imply that the Commission supports either the organisation listed or any views presented.  Please see our disclaimer for more information.

Age
Disability
Gender
General
Race
Religion / politics
Sexual orientation

Age

• The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
  

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Disability  

• The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (Amendment) (Further and Higher Education) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
• Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006
• The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005
• Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Goods, Facilities, Services and Premises) (Appointed Day) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amended) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
• The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Pensions) Regulations 2003
• Disability Discrimination (Providers of Services) (Adjustment of Premises) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 9) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003
• The Equality Commission (Time Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 
• The Equality (Disability, etc) (2000 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000
• The Equality (Disability, etc) (Northern Ireland) Order 2000
• The Disability Discrimination (Meaning of Disability) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995

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Gender

• Sex Discrimination Order 1976 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
• Sex Discrimination Order 1976 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
• Equal Treatment Directive 2006/54/EC
• Equal Pay Act 1970 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
• Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
• Equal Treatment Directive 76/207/EEC
• Equal Treatment Directive 2004/113/EC
• Sex Discrimination Order 1976 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
• Equal Pay Act 1970 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
• The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2003
• Equal Pay Act 1970 (as amended)
• The Maternity and Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2002
• Sex Discrimination (Indirect Discrimination and Burden of Proof) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 
• The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999
• Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
• Equal Pay (Complaints to Industrial Tribunals) (Armed Forces) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
• Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1988  
• Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (as amended)
• Equal Pay Directive 75/117/EEC
• Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970

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General  

• The Industrial Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
• The Fair Employment Tribunal (Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
• Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2005
• Draft Guidance on the Information and Consultation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 
• Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
• The Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
• Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004
• Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
• Employment Relations Act 2004  
• The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
• The Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002
• Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002
• Council Directive 2000/78/EC Establishing a General Framework for Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation
• The Part Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
• Equal Opportunities (Employment Legislation) (Territorial Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
• Northern Ireland Act 1998
• The Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
• Treaty of Amsterdam
• The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
• Employment Rights Act 1996
• Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26)
• Children Act 1989 (c. 41)

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Race  

• The Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 2003
• Race Relations Order (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 
• The Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) Order 2001
• Council Directive 2000/43/EC Implementing the Principle of Equal Treatment Between Persons Irrespective of Racial or Ethnic Origin
• Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
• Race Relations (Prescribed Public Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
• Race Relations (Complaints to Industrial Tribunals) (Armed Forces) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
• Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
• Local Government Act 1988 (18 Race Relations Matters)

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Religion / politics

• Fair Employment and Treatment Order (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
• Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
• Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989

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Sexual orientation

• The Civil Partnership (Contracted-out Occupational and Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) (Surviving Civil Partners) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005
• Civil Partnership Act 2004
• The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2004
• The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003
• Industrial Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Sexual Orientation Discrimination Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
• The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
• The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 

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