Equal Status Act, 2000
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Other non-discriminatory activities. |
16.—(1) Imposing or maintaining a reasonable preferential fee, charge or rate in respect of anything offered or provided to or in respect of persons together with their children, married couples, persons in a specific age group or persons with a disability does not constitute— | |
(b) a discriminatory rule, policy or practice for the purposes of section 8 (2)(a). | ||
(2) Treating a person differently does not constitute discrimination where the person— | ||
(a) is so treated solely in the exercise of a clinical judgment in connection with the diagnosis of illness or his or her medical treatment, or | ||
(b) is incapable of entering into an enforceable contract or of giving an informed consent and for that reason the treatment is reasonable in the particular case. |