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Amendment of section 24.
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15.—The following subsection is substituted for subsection (1) of section 24 (positive action on equal opportunities) of the Act of 1998:
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“(1) This Act is without prejudice to any measures—
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(a) maintained or adopted with a view to ensuring full equality in practice between men and women in their employments, and
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(b) providing for specific advantages so as—
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(i) to make it easier for an under-represented sex to pursue a vocational activity, or
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(ii) to prevent or compensate for disadvantages in professional careers.”.
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