Section 58 | Meaning of “affirmative action”.

(1)In this Act “affirmative action” means action designed to secure fair participation in employment by members of the Protestant, or members of the Roman Catholic, community in Northern Ireland by means including—

(a)the adoption of practices encouraging such participation, and

(b)the modification or abandonment of practices that have or may have the effect of restricting or discouraging such participation.

(2)In this section—

“employment”—

(a)in the application of this section for the purposes of Part I of this Act or the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976, has the same meaning as in that Act but includes an occupation within the meaning of that Act, and

(b)in the application of this section for the purposes of Part II of this Act, has the same meaning as in that Part, and