RACE DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE
Ord. No. 29 of 2008
A1271
(2) Sections 27(1) and 28 do not apply—
- (a) to discrimination which is rendered unlawful by any provision or Part of this Ordinance specified in column 2 of Schedule 4; or
- (b) to discrimination which would be so unlawful but for any provision or Part of this Ordinance specified in column 3 of that Schedule.
Public bodies, etc.
34. Discrimination in eligibility to stand for election, etc.
(1) It is unlawful for a person to discriminate against another person in—
- (a) determining the eligibility of a person to stand for election to a relevant body or relevant position, or to be selected for a relevant position;
- (b) the terms or conditions on which a person is considered eligible to stand for election to a relevant body or relevant position, or to be selected for a relevant position;
- (c) determining the eligibility of a person to vote in elections of members of a relevant body or the holder of a relevant position;
- (d) the terms or conditions on which a person is considered eligible to vote in elections of members of a relevant body or the holder of a relevant position, or to take part in the selection of the holder of a relevant position;
- (e) considering whether a person should be appointed as a member of a relevant body, where some or all of the members of that body are appointed; or
- (f) considering whether a person should be appointed to a relevant position, approved as a member of a relevant body or recognized as holding a relevant position.
(2) In this section—
- (a) a reference to a relevant body means a public body, a public authority, a statutory advisory body, or a prescribed body;
- (b) a reference to a relevant position includes membership of a public body, a public authority, and a prescribed position.
