Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015

Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1998

6. Section 12 of the Act of 1998 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) —

(i) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “facility,” for “facility, or”,

(ii) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “provided, or” for “provided.”, and

(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):

“(d) by publishing or displaying, or causing to be published or displayed, an advertisement in contravention of section 10(1) in respect of any such course offered.”,

(b) in subsection (7)(a), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i):

“(i) the fees for admission or attendance at any such course by persons who are citizens of Ireland, nationals of another Member State, nationals of the Swiss Confederation or nationals of a member state of the European Economic Area and persons who are not, or”,

and

(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (7):

“(8) In this section, ‘member state of the European Economic Area’ means a state that is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992, as adjusted by all subsequent amendments to that Agreement.”.