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refuses to provide goods or services to another; or imposes onerous terms on which goods or
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services are provided; or subjects another to any other detriment in connection with the provision
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of goods or services to him;
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(d) Discrimination in Accommodation - A person or his agents shall be liable for
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discrimination by refusing, or failing to accept or process the application for accommodation of
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another by providing onerous terms and conditions not similar to other applicants, or by
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subjecting another to any other detriment in connection with the provision of accommodation to
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that person on the basis of ethnic background and/or religious beliefs; and
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(e) Any other analogous act which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the
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recognition, enjoyment or exercise of the person's human rights and fundamental freedoms in the
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political, economic, social, cultural and civil spheres on the basis of ethnic background and/or
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religious beliefs.
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SEC. 6. Persons Liable. - Any person, natural or juridical, including any government or
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private corporation, institution or company, who commits discrimination against any person on
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account of ethnic origin and/or religions affiliations or beliefs, as provided for above, shall be
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liable under this Act.
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Any person who requests, instructs, induces, encourages, authorizes or assists another to
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commit acts of discrimination shall also be liable under this Act. Likewise, a person who is duty-
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bound to act on complaints of discrimination under this Act but fails, or refuses to do so, shall be
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deemed to have sanctioned the discriminatory act, and shall consequently be held equally liable
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for discrimination.
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SEC. 7. Equal Opportunity - It shall be the duty of every person, natural or juridical,
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public or private, to ensure that there is equal opportunity for all persons in relating to actual or
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prospective employees, students, tenants, customers or clients, and that no discriminatory acts, as
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defined herein, is committed by them or their agents in the areas of employment, housing,
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education and delivery of basic goods and services.
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For this purpose, every agency, corporation, company and educational institution, as well
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as any other person providing employment, housing, education and delivery of basic goods and
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services, shall issue an equal opportunity policy, including the creation of an Equal Opportunity
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Committee, as provided for in Section 8 hereof Failure to do so shall be deemed refusal to
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address discrimination, and shall be penalized as an act of discrimination.
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SEC. 8. Equal Opportunity Committees. - In order to ensure the compliance of this Act,
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agencies, corporations, companies and educational institutions, whether private or public, shall
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create an Equal Opportunity Committee which shaH have administrative jurisdiction over cases
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involving discrimination under this Act.
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