Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis 1983
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
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    (1) Subject to subsections (4), (5) and (7), no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.

    (3) In this section the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin, birth out of wedlock, political opinions or affiliations, colour, sex or creed whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages that are not accorded to persons of another such description.
    (4) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision-

    (d) whereby persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (3) may be subjected to any disability or restriction or may be accorded any privilege or advantage that, having regard to its nature and to special circumstances pertaining to those persons or to persons of any other such description, is reasonably justifiable in a democratic society.
    … (Sec. 15)
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Chapter II on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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The Nevis Island Administration.
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The Nevis Island Administration.
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Chapter II on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.