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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1976 - SECT 67

67.(1) The Department may by order direct that any charter for the time being
in force in Great Britain by virtue of any enactment of the Parliament of the
United Kingdom and containing practical guidance for employers, trade unions
and editors and other journalists on matters relating to the freedom of the
press shall, subject to such modifications and adaptations as may be specified
in the order, have effect in Northern Ireland from such date as may be so
specified.

(2) Before making an order under paragraph (1) the Department shall consult
with the Press Council, and such employers of journalists (or employers'
associations representing such employers), editors (or editors' organisations)
and trade unions representing journalists as appear to the Department to be
appropriate.

(3) The Department shall issue any charter for the time being in effect in
Northern Ireland by virtue of paragraph (1).

(4) A failure on the part of any person to observe any provision of a charter
which is for the time being in effect in Northern Ireland by virtue of
paragraph (1) shall not of itself render him liable to any proceedings, but in
any proceedings

(a)any such charter shall be admissible in evidence, and

(b)any provision of such a charter which appears to the court or tribunal to
be relevant to any question arising in those proceedings shall be taken into
account by the court or tribunal in determining that question.

© 1976 Crown Copyright

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