7.—(1) In relation to discrimination falling within regulation 3 (discrimination on grounds of religion or belief)—
(a)regulation 6(1)(a) or (c) does not apply to any employment;
(b)regulation 6(2)(b) or (c) does not apply to promotion or transfer to, or training for, any employment; and
(c)regulation 6(2)(d) does not apply to dismissal from any employment,
where paragraph (2) or (3) applies.
(2) This paragraph applies where, having regard to the nature of the employment or the context in which it is carried out—
(a)being of a particular religion or belief is a genuine and determining occupational requirement;
(b)it is proportionate to apply that requirement in the particular case; and
(c)either—
(i)the person to whom that requirement is applied does not meet it, or
(ii)the employer is not satisfied, and in all the circumstances it is reasonable for him not to be satisfied, that that person meets it,
and this paragraph applies whether or not the employer has an ethos based on religion or belief.
(3) This paragraph applies where an employer has an ethos based on religion or belief and, having regard to that ethos and to the nature of the employment or the context in which it is carried out—
(a)being of a particular religion or belief is a genuine occupational requirement for the job;
(b)it is proportionate to apply that requirement in the particular case; and
(c)either—
(i)the person to whom that requirement is applied does not meet it, or
(ii)the employer is not satisfied, and in all the circumstances it is reasonable for him not to be satisfied, that that person meets it.