An employment tribunal has, subject to subsection (6), jurisdiction to determine a complaint relating to a breach of an equality clause or rule.
The jurisdiction conferred by subsection (1) includes jurisdiction to determine a complaint arising out of a breach of an equality clause or rule; and a reference in this Chapter to a complaint relating to such a breach is to be read accordingly.
An employment tribunal also has jurisdiction to determine an application by a responsible person for a declaration as to the rights of that person and a worker in relation to a dispute about the effect of an equality clause or rule.
An employment tribunal also has jurisdiction to determine an application by the trustees or managers of an occupational pension scheme for a declaration as to their rights and those of a member in relation to a dispute about the effect of an equality rule.
An employment tribunal also has jurisdiction to determine a question that—
This section does not apply to a complaint relating to an act done when the complainant was serving as a member of the armed forces unless—
Subsections (2) to (6) of section 121 apply for the purposes of subsection (6) of this section as they apply for the purposes of subsection (1) of that section.
In proceedings before an employment tribunal on a complaint relating to a breach of an equality rule, the employer—
Nothing in this section affects such jurisdiction as the High Court, the county court, the Court of Session or the sheriff has in relation to an equality clause or rule.