Section 17 (compliance with statutory requirements etc.) of the Act of 1998 is amended -

(a) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (2):

"(2) In relation to discrimination on the basis of nationality, nothing in this Act shall render unlawful any action taken in accordance with the Employment Permits Act 2003.",

(b) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (4):

"(4) In relation to discrimination on the age ground, nothing in this Act shall render unlawful any act done in compliance with -

(a) the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996,

(b) the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, or

(c) section 3 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1971, as amended by section 5 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1979.".