(1) Nothing in this Part renders unlawful any act done in compliance with any provision of the Maternity Protection Act 1994 or the Adoptive Leave Act 1995 and, accordingly, any such act does not constitute a breach of the principle of equal pension treatment on the civil status ground.
(2) Nothing in this Part renders unlawful any act done in compliance with any provision made by or under -
(a) section 5 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1946,
(b) section 12 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1947,
(c) section 29 of the Transport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971,
(d) section 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Certification of Seamen) Act 1979, or
(e) section 5 of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993,
and, accordingly, any such act does not constitute a breach of the principle of equal pension treatment on the age ground or the disability ground.
(3) Nothing in this Part renders unlawful any act done in compliance with -
(a) the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996,
(b) the N
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