(1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 83 (as applied by section 81J(2) (inserted by section 22 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004) of the Pensions Act 1990) of the Act of 1998, the Labour Court shall cease to have jurisdiction under Part VII (as so inserted) of the said Act of 1990 in cases of dismissal in circumstances amounting to discrimination or victimisation.

(2) A case which was referred to the Labour Court before the commencement of this section and which, but for subsection (1), would fall to be investigated by the Court under section 79(1) (as so applied) of the Act of 1998 shall -

(a) if, on the date of such commencement, the Court has not begun to investigate the case, be transferred by the Court to the Director as if it had been referred to him or her in the first instance, and the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2004 shall apply accordingly in relation to it, with any necessary modifications, and

(b) in any other case, be treated for all purposes as if subsection (1) had not been enacted.

(3) The Pensions Act 1990 is amended -