(1) An authority or a body responsible for the conferring, renewing, extending, revoking or withdrawing of an authorization or qualification that is needed for or facilitates the practice of a profession, the carrying on of a trade or the engaging in of an occupation shall not discriminate against a person on the grounds set out under section 267(2)—
(a) by refusing or failing to confer, renew or extend the authorization or qualification;
(b) in the terms and conditions on which it is prepared to confer the authorization or qualification or to renew or extend it; or
(c) by revoking or withdrawing the authorization or qualification or varying the terms or conditions upon which it is held.
(2) An authority or a body to which subsection (1) applies that contravenes subsection (1) is liable on successful complaint to the Tribunal for damages and the Tribunal may order the authority or body to rectify the offending act in addition to the award for damages.
(3) The burden of proving that subsection (1) was not contravened lies on the authority or body as the case may be.
(4) In this section “authorization or qualification” includes recognition, registration, enrolment, approval and certification.