S.I. No. 334/1977 - Employment Equality Act, 1977 (Section 28) Regulations, 1977.

1. I ............................................................ ............................................................ ......

Address of respondent.

of ............................................................ ............................................................ ....

............................................................ ............................................................ ...

Complete as appropriate.

hereby acknowledge receipt of the questionnaire signed by you and dated ..................................... which was served on me on (date) ..............................

* Delete as appropriate.

2. I *agree/disagree that the statement in paragraph 2 of the questionnaire is an accurate description of what happened.

If you disagree, give reasons.

Complete as appropriate.

3. The following are the reasons for the act referred to in your Questionnaire and believed by you to have constituted discrimination under the

Employment Equality Act, 1977

.

Signature of respondent ............................................................ ................................

Date ............................................................ ............................................................ .......

NOTE: Under the

Employment Equality Act, 1977

(Section 28) Regulations, 1977, the time-limit for the completion and return of this reply is 21 days from the date on which the questionnaire was served.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 2nd day of November, 1977.

GENE FITZGERALD

Minister for Labour.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These regulations prescribe the forms to be used for the purposes of

Section 28

of the

Employment Equality Act, 1977

by a person who proposes to refer a dispute under Section 19 of the Act to the Labour Court and who wishes to ascertain the reason for an act believed to be discriminatory.

Article 5 of the Regulations prescribes the time limit for the completion and return of the forms.

4. The form set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations is hereby prescribed as the form to be used for the purposes of section 28 of the Act by a person when stating the reason for an act believed by another person to have constituted discrimination under the Act.

5. A person stating reasons under section 28(1) of the Act shall do so not later than 21 days from the date of service of the request for the reasons.

SCHEDULE 1.

EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1977

(SECTION 28).

QUESTIONNAIRE OF EMPLOYEE

Name of Person to be questioned (respondent);

To ............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................

............................................................ ............................................................ ....................

Address of respondent.

of ............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................

............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................

............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................

Name of Employee.

S.I. No. 334 of 1977.

EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1977 (SECTION 28) REGULATIONS, 1977.

I, GENE FITZGERALD, Minister for Labour, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 28

of the

Employment Equality Act, 1977

(No. 16 of 1977), hereby make the following Regulations