Employment Equality Act 1998

F157[Application to Circuit Court or High Court in case of failure to comply with regulations made under section 20A

85B

85B. (1) Subject to subsection (3), where the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is satisfied that it has reasonable grounds for believing that there has been a failure by a person (in this section referred to as the "person concerned") to comply with regulations made under section 20A, it may make an application to the Circuit Court or the High Court for the grant of an order requiring the person concerned to comply with those regulations.

(2) The Circuit Court or the High Court may grant the order sought by an application under subsection (1) if the Court is satisfied that the person concerned has failed to comply with regulations made under section 20A.

(3) The jurisdiction conferred on the Circuit Court by this section shall be exercised by the judge for the time being assigned to the circuit where the person concerned ordinarily resides or carries on any profession, business or occupation.]

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F157

Inserted (31.05.2022) by Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 (20/2021), s. 3, S.I. No. 263 of 2022.