Section 26: Exclusion of discrimination.

1 A person shall not be required to satisfy requirements as to race (including ethnic grouping), sex, place of birth, family origin, religious or political persuasion, as a condition to-
a becoming or continuing to be a student at the Polytechnic;
b hold any certificate of the Polytechnic;
c hold any appointment or employment at the Polytechnic; or
d be a member of a body established under this Act

2 A person shall not be subjected to any disadvantage or accorded any advantage in relation to the Polytechnic by reference to any of the matters under subsection (1).

3 The provisions of this section shall not be construed as preventing the Polytechnic from imposing any disability or restriction on any person where the person wilfully refuses or fails on grounds of religious belief to discharge any duty, having regard to its nature and the special circumstances relating to it, which in the opinion of the Polytechnic, is reasonably justifiable in the national interest.