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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Race Relations Act 1976

1976 CHAPTER 74

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Discrimination To Which Act Applies

    1. 1. Racial discrimination

    2. 2. Discrimination by way of victimisation

    3. 3. Meaning of “racial grounds", “racial group" etc

    4. 3A.Harassment

  2. Part II

    Discrimination in the Employment Field

    1. Discrimination by employers

      1. 4.applicants and employees

      2. 4A.Exception for genuine occupational requirement

      3. 5. Exceptions for genuine occupational qualifications

      4. 6. Exception for employment intended to provide training in skills to be exercised outside Great Britain

      5. 7.contract workers

      6. 8. Meaning of employment at establishment in Great Britain

      7. 9. Exception for seamen recruited abroad

    2. Discrimination by other bodies

      1. 10. Partnerships

      2. 11. Trade unions etc

      3. 12. Qualifying bodies

      4. 13. Persons concerned with provision of vocational training

      5. 14. Employment agencies

      6. 15. Manpower Services Commission etc

    3. Police

      1. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Discrimination in other fields

    1. Education

      1. 17. bodies in charge of educational establishments

      2. 17A. Meaning of pupil in section 17

      3. 18. Other discrimination etc. by local education authorities

      4. 18A. Further Education and Higher Education Funding Councils

      5. 18B. Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Councils

      6. 18BA.Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

      7. 18C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 18D. Training and Development Agency for Schools

      9. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 19ZA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Planning

      1. 19A. Discrimination by planning authorities

    3. Public authorities

      1. 19B. public authorities

      2. 19C. Exceptions or further exceptions from section 19B for judicial and legislative acts etc

      3. 19D. Exception from section 19B for certain acts in immigration and nationality cases

      4. 19E. Monitoring of exception in relation to immigration and nationality cases

      5. 19F. Exceptions from section 19B for decisions not to prosecute etc

    4. Goods, facilities, services and premises

      1. 20. provision of goods, facilities or services

      2. 21. disposal or management of premises

      3. 22. Exception from ss. 20(1) and 21: small dwellings

      4. 23. Further exceptions from ss 20 and 21

      5. 24. consent for assignment or sub-letting

      6. 25. Discrimination: associations not within s. 11

      7. 26. Exception from s. 25 for certain associations

    5. Barristers

      1. 26A. barristers

    6. Advocates

      1. 26B. advocates

    7. Extent

      1. 27. Extent of Part III

  4. Part IV

    Other Unlawful Acts

    1. 27A.Relationships which have come to an end

    2. 28. Discriminatory practices

    3. 29. Discriminatory advertisements

    4. 30. Instructions to commit unlawful acts

    5. 31. Pressure to commit unlawful acts

    6. 32. Liability of employers and principals

    7. 33. Aiding unlawful acts

  5. Part V

    Charities

    1. 34. Charities

  6. Part VI

    General Exceptions From Parts II to IV

    1. 35. Special needs of racial groups in regard to education, training or welfare

    2. 36. Provision of education or training for persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain

    3. 37. Discriminatory training by certain bodies

    4. 38. Other discriminatory training etc

    5. 39. Sports and competitions

    6. 40. Indirect access to benefits etc

    7. 41. Acts done under statutory authority etc

    8. 42. Acts safeguarding national security

  7. Part VII

    The Commission for Racial Equality

    1. General

      1. 43. Establishment and duties of Commission

      2. 44. Assistance to organisations

      3. 45. Research and education

      4. 46. Annual reports

    2. Codes of practice

      1. 47. Codes of practice

    3. Investigations

      1. 48. Power to conduct formal investigations

      2. 49. Terms of reference

      3. 50. Power to obtain information

      4. 51. Recommendations and reports on formal investigations

      5. 52. Restriction on disclosure of information

  8. Part VIII

    Enforcement

    1. General

      1. 53. Restriction of proceedings for breach of Act

    2. Enforcement in employment field

      1. 54. Jurisdiction of employment tribunals

      2. 54A.Burden of proof: employment tribunals

      3. 55.

      4. 56. Remedies on complaint under s. 54

    3. Enforcement of Part III

      1. 57. Claims under Part III etc.

      2. 57ZA.Burden of proof : County and Sheriff Courts

      3. 57A. Claims under section 19B in immigration cases

    4. Non-discrimination notices

      1. 58. Issue of non-discrimination notice

      2. 59. Appeal against non-discrimination notice

      3. 60. Investigation as to compliance with non-discrimination notice

      4. 61. Register of non-discrimination notices

    5. Other enforcement by Commission

      1. 62. Persistent discrimination

      2. 63. Enforcement of ss. 29 to 31

      3. 64. Preliminary action in employment cases

    6. Help for persons suffering discrimination

      1. 65. Help for aggrieved persons in obtaining information etc

      2. 66. Assistance by Commission

    7. Sheriff courts and designated county courts

      1. 67. Sheriff courts and designated county courts

      2. 67A. National security: procedure

    8. Period within which proceedings to be brought

      1. 68. Period within which proceedings to be brought

    9. Evidence

      1. 69. Evidence

  9. Part IX

    1. 70.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  10. Part X

    Supplemental

    1. 71. Specified authorities: general statutory duty

    2. 71A. General statutory duty: special cases

    3. 71B. General statutory duty: Scotland and Wales

    4. 71C. General statutory duty: codes of practice

    5. 71D. General statutory duty: compliance notices

    6. 71E. Enforcement of compliance notices

    7. 72. Validity and revision of contracts

    8. 72A.Collective agreements and rules of undertakings

    9. 72B.

    10. 73. Power to amend certain provisions of Act

    11. 74. Orders and regulations

    12. 75. Application to Crown etc

    13. 75A. Application to House of Commons staff

    14. 75B. Application to House of Lords staff

    15. 76. Government appointments outside s. 4

    16. 76ZA.Other office holders

    17. Police

      1. 76A. Police forces

      2. 76B. Other police bodies etc

      3. 77. Financial provisions

      4. 78. General interpretation provisions

      5. 79. Transitional and commencement provisions, amendments and repeals

      6. 80. Short title and extent

  11. SCHEDULE 1

    The Commission for Racial Equality

  12. SCHEDULE 1A

    Bodies and other persons subject to general statutory duty

  13. SCHEDULE 2

    Transitional Provisions

  14. SCHEDULE 3

  15. SCHEDULE 4

    AMENDMENTS OF SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT 1975

  16. SCHEDULE 5

    REPEALS

An Act to make fresh provision with respect to discrimination on racial grounds and relations between people of different racial groups; and to make in the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 amendments for bringing provisions in that Act relating to its administration and enforcement into conformity with the corresponding provisions in this Act.

[22nd November 1976]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act: A reference to a detention centre within the meaning of Part VIII of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) to be construed as a reference to a removal centre within the meaning of that Part (10.2.2003) by virtue of Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 66(4), 162(2) (with s. 159); S.I. 2003/1, art. 2, Sch.

C2Act modified by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1), s. 12(2)

Act: extended (2.5.2001) by 1996 c. 49, s. 8A(10) (as inserted (2.5.2001) by 1999 c. 33, s. 22; S.I. 2001/1394, art. 2, Sch.)

Act: applied (10.12.2001) by S.I. 1993/1813, art. 4(1C) (as inserted (10.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3707, art. 4)

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 79(2); Act wholly in force at 1.9.1977

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