Equality Act 2004
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Amendment of section 75. |
30.—Section 75 (equality investigations) of the Act of 1998 is amended— | |
(a) in subsection (1), by substituting “Director of the Equality Tribunal” for “Director of Equality Investigations”, | ||
(b) in subsection (2)— | ||
(i) by inserting “shall be known as the Equality Tribunal and” after “The office of the Director”, and | ||
(ii) by deleting “,subject to subsection (3),”, | ||
(c) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2): | ||
“(2A) (a) On the commencement of section 30 of the Equality Act 2004— | ||
(i) the person who is the Director of Equality Investigations shall be known as the Director of the Equality Tribunal, and | ||
(ii) the office of the Director shall be known as the Equality Tribunal. | ||
(b) References in any enactment to the Director of Equality Investigations shall be construed as references to the Director of the Equality Tribunal.”, | ||
(d) by deleting subsections (3) and (4) and inserting the following subsections: | ||
“(3) The Director may from time to time issue guidelines or guidance notes governing the carrying out of their duties by equality officers and equality mediation officers. | ||
(4) From among the Director's staff the Director may— | ||
(a) appoint persons to be equality officers, and | ||
(b) appoint persons, including equality officers, to be equality mediation officers. | ||
(4A) Other persons with relevant qualifications or experience may, with the approval of the Minister and the consent of the Minister for Finance, be appointed to be equality mediation officers on such terms and conditions as may be so approved. | ||
(4B) The Director may delegate to an equality officer or an equality mediation officer any functions conferred on him or her under this Act or any other enactment.”, | ||
and | ||
(e) in subsection (7), by deleting “subsection (4)” and inserting “subsection (4B)”. |