Employment Equality Act, 1977

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Number 16 of 1977

EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1977

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Interpretation.
2.	Discrimination for the purposes of this Act.
3.	Discrimination by employers prohibited.
4.	Equality clause.
5.	Discrimination in relation to membership of certain bodies prohibited.
6.	Discrimination in relation to vocational training prohibited.
7.	Discrimination by employment agencies prohibited.
8.	Discriminatory advertising prohibited.
9.	Procuring or attempting to procure discrimination prohibited.
10.	Discrimination in collective agreements, etc..
11.	Provisions relating to midwives and public health nurses.
12.	Employments excluded from application of Act.
13.	Saver for certain cases relating to non-performance of duties, etc.
14.	Save for, and repeal or amendment of, certain statutory provisions.
15.	Saver for certain training courses, etc.
16.	Saver for special treatment in connection with pregnancy, etc.
17.	Exclusion of posts where sex is occupational qualification.
18.	Equality officers.
19.	Reference of disputes to Court.
20.	Reference to Court by Minister.
21.	Investigation of disputes by Court.
22.	Decision of Court under section 21.
23.	Amount of compensation under section 22 or additional fine under section 25 or 26.
24.	Failure to implement determination of Court.
25.	Dismissal because of action under section 2.
26.	Provisions supplemental to section 25.
27.	Reference to Court of disputes relating to dismissal under section 3 (4).
28.	Right of employee, etc., to certain information.
29.	Amendment of section 1 of Act of 1974.
30.	Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1974.
31.	Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1974.
32.	Defence to certain prosecutions under Office Premises Act, 1958.
33.	Power of High Court to grant injunction.
34.	Establishment of Employment Equality Agency.
35.	General functions of the Agency.
36.	Transfer to Agency of certain functions of Minister.
37.	Research and informational activities.
38.	Review of legislation.
39.	Agency's power to conduct investigations.
40.	Terms of reference for investigations.
41.	Agency's power to obtain information and documents and to summon witnesses.
42.	Offence relating to investigations, etc.
43.	Recommendations and reports by Agency.
44.	Non-discrimination notice.
45.	Appeal against non-discrimination notice.
46.	Register of non-discrimination notices.
47.	Power of Agency to seek injunctions.
48.	Assistance by Agency in certain references to Court or equality officer.
49.	Accounts and audits.
50.	Annual report, etc.
51.	Grants to the Agency.
52.	Power of the Agency to borrow.
53.	Regulations.
54.	Expenses.
55.	Commencement.
56.	Short title and construction.

SCHEDULE

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Number 16 of 1977

EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1977

AN ACT TO MAKE UNLAWFUL IN RELATION TO EMPLOYMENT CERTAIN KINDS OF DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF SEX OR MARITAL STATUS, TO ESTABLISH A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS THE EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY AGENCY, TO AMEND THE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION (PAY) ACT, 1974 AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE AFORESAID MATTERS. [1st June, 1977]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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