Section 76 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsections (1) and (2) of the following subsections:

"(1) Any dispute as to -

(a) whether any rule of an occupational benefit scheme, other than an occupational pension scheme, complies with the principle of equal treatment,

(b) whether and to what extent any such rule is rendered null and void by section 71,

(c) whether any term of a collective agreement or employment regulation order specified in section 74, insofar as it relates to occupational benefits provided under a scheme referred to in paragraph (a), complies with the principle of equal treatment,

(d) whether and to what extent any such rule or term is rendered null and void by section 74,

(e) whether any term of a contract of employment (whether expressed or implied), insofar as it relates to occupational benefits provided under a scheme referred to in paragraph (a), complies with the principle of equal treatment,

(f) whether and to what extent any such term is rendered null and void by section 74A, or

(g) whether an employer complies with the provisions of section 70,

shall be referred by any person concerned to an equality officer for investigation and recommendation.

(2) Where it appears to the Agency that -