Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021
PART 1Aggravation of offences by prejudice
1Aggravation of offences by prejudice
2Consequences of aggravation by prejudice
PART 2Offence of racially aggravated harassment
3Racially aggravated harassment
PART 3Offences relating to stirring up hatred
Offences of stirring up hatred
4Offences of stirring up hatred
Further provision relating to the offences
5Powers of entry etc. with warrant
6Recording conviction for offence under section 4
7Forfeiture and disposal of material to which offence relates
8Individual culpability where organisation commits offence
9Protection of freedom of expression
10Interpretation of Part 3
PART 4Further provision relating to hate crime
The characteristics
11Meaning of the characteristics
12Power to add the characteristic of sex
Providers of information society services
13Provision in relation to providers of information society services
Reports relating to hate crime
14Publication of reports on hate crime convictions
15Publication of reports on hate crime recorded by police
PART 5Abolition of the offence of blasphemy
16Abolition of the offence of blasphemy
PART 6General provisions
17Ancillary provision
18Modifications of enactments
19Crown application: criminal offences
20Crown application: powers of entry
21Commencement
22Short title
SCHEDULE 1Offences under sections 3 and 4: information society services
Exceptions for mere conduits
1(1) A service provider does not commit an offence under...
Exception for caching
2(1) This paragraph applies where an information society service consists...
Exception for hosting
3(1) A service provider does not commit an offence under...
Interpretation
4In this schedule— “information society services” has the meaning given...
SCHEDULE 2Modifications of enactments
Public Order Act 1986
1(1) The Public Order Act 1986 is amended in accordance...
Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995
2Section 50A (racially-aggravated harassment) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland)...
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
3Section 96 (offences racially aggravated) of the Crime and Disorder...
Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003
4Section 74 (offences aggravated by religious prejudice) of the Criminal...
Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Act 2009
5The Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Act 2009 is repealed....

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Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the aggravation of offences by prejudice; to make provision about an offence of racially aggravated harassment; to make provision about offences relating to stirring up hatred against a group of persons; to abolish the common law offence of blasphemy; and for connected purposes.