Part IE+W+S Discrimination To Which Act Applies
1 Racial discrimination.E+W+S
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2 Discrimination by way of victimisation.E+W+S
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3 Meaning of “racial grounds", “racial group" etc.E+W+S
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3AHarassmentE+W+S
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Part IIE+W+S Discrimination in the Employment Field
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Discrimination by employersE+W+S
4. . . applicants and employees.E+W+S
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4AException for genuine occupational requirementE+W+S
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5 Exceptions for genuine occupational qualifications.E+W+S
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6 Exception for employment intended to provide training in skills to be exercised outside Great Britain.E+W+S
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7. . . contract workers.E+W+S
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8 Meaning of employment at establishment in Great Britain.E+W+S
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9 Exception for seamen recruited abroad.E+W+S
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Discrimination by other bodiesE+W+S
10 Partnerships.E+W+S
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11 Trade unions etc.E+W+S
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12 Qualifying bodies.E+W+S
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[13 Persons concerned with provision of vocational training.E+W+S
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14 Employment agencies.E+W+S
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15 Manpower Services Commission etc.E+W+S
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PoliceE+W+S
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Part IIIE+W+S Discrimination in other fields
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EducationE+W+S
17. . . bodies in charge of educational establishments.E+W+S
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[17A Meaning of pupil in section 17.E+W+S
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18 Other discrimination [etc.] by local education authorities.E+W+S
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[18A[Discrimination by further and higher education funding bodies]E+W+S
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18B. . . Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Councils.E+W+S
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[18BAScottish Further and Higher Education Funding CouncilE+W+S
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18C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S
[18D. . . [Training and Development Agency for Schools].E+W+S
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[ Planning]E+W+S
19A Discrimination by planning authorities.E+W+S
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[ Public authorities]E+W+S
19B. . . public authorities.E+W+S
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19C Exceptions or further exceptions from section 19B for judicial and legislative acts etc.E+W+S
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19D Exception from section 19B for certain acts in immigration and nationality cases.E+W+S
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19E Monitoring of exception in relation to immigration and nationality cases.E+W+S
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19F Exceptions from section 19B for decisions not to prosecute etc.E+W+S
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Goods, facilities, services and premisesE+W+S
20. . . provision of goods, facilities or services.E+W+S
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21. . . disposal or management of premises.E+W+S
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22 Exception from ss. 20(1) and 21: small dwellings.E+W+S
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23 Further exceptions from [ss 20] and 21.E+W+S
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24. . . consent for assignment or sub-letting.E+W+S
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25 Discrimination: associations not within s. 11.E+W+S
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26 Exception from s. 25 for certain associations.E+W+S
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[ Barristers]E+W+S
26A. . . barristers.E+W+S
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AdvocatesE+W+S
26B. . . advocates.E+W+S
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ExtentE+W+S
27 Extent of Part III.E+W+S
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Part IVE+W+S Other Unlawful Acts
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27ARelationships which have come to an endE+W+S
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28 Discriminatory practices.E+W+S
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29 Discriminatory advertisements.E+W+S
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30 Instructions to [commit unlawful acts].E+W+S
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31 Pressure to [commit unlawful acts].E+W+S
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32 Liability of employers and principals. E+W+S
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33 Aiding unlawful acts.E+W+S
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Part VE+W+S Charities
34 Charities.E+W+S
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Part VIE+W+S General Exceptions From Parts II to IV
35 Special needs of racial groups in regard to education, training or welfare.E+W+S
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36 Provision of education or training for persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain.E+W+S
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37 Discriminatory training by certain bodies.E+W+S
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38 Other discriminatory training etc.E+W+S
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39 Sports and competitions.E+W+S
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40 Indirect access to benefits etc.E+W+S
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41 Acts done under statutory authority etc.E+W+S
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42 Acts safeguarding national security.E+W+S
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Part VIIE+W+S The Commission for Racial Equality
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Part VIIIE+W+S Enforcement
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53 Restriction of proceedings for breach of Act. E+W+S
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Enforcement in employment fieldE+W+S
54 Jurisdiction of [employment tribunals].E+W+S
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54ABurden of proof: employment tribunalsE+W+S
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56 Remedies on complaint under s. 54. E+W+S
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Enforcement of Part IIIE+W+S
57 Claims under Part III [etc.].E+W+S
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57ZABurden of proof : County and Sheriff CourtsE+W+S
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[57A Claims under section 19B in immigration cases.E+W+S
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Non-discrimination noticesE+W+S
58 Issue of non-discrimination notice.E+W+S
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59 Appeal against non-discrimination notice.E+W+S
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60 Investigation as to compliance with non-discrimination notice.E+W+S
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61 Register of non-discrimination notices.E+W+S
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Other enforcement by CommissionE+W+S
62 Persistent discrimination.E+W+S
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63 Enforcement of ss. 29 to 31.E+W+S
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64 Preliminary action in employment cases.E+W+S
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Help for persons suffering discriminationE+W+S
65 Help for aggrieved persons in obtaining information etc.E+W+S
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66 Assistance by Commission.E+W+S
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Sheriff courts and designated county courtsE+W+S
67 Sheriff courts and designated county courts.E+W+S
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[67A National security: procedure.E+W+S
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Period within which proceedings to be broughtE+W+S
68 Period within which proceedings to be brought.E+W+S
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EvidenceE+W+S
69 Evidence.E+W+S
(1)Any finding by a court under section 19 or 20 of the Race Relations Act 1968, or by a court or [employment tribunal] under this Act, in respect of any act shall, if it has become final, be treated as conclusive in any proceedings under this Act.
(2)In any proceedings under this Act [or any enactment mentioned in section 19D(5)] a certificate signed by or on behalf of a Minister of the Crown and certifying—
(a)that any arrangements or conditions specified in the certificate were made, approved or imposed by a Minister of the Crown and were in operation at a time or throughout a period so specified; . . .
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shall be conclusive evidence of the matters certified.
(3)A document purporting to be a certificate such as is mentioned in subsection (2) shall be received in evidence and, unless the contrary is proved, shall be deemed to be such a certificate.
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Part IXE+W+S
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Part XE+W+S Supplemental
[71 Specified authorities: general statutory duty.E+W+S
(1)Every body or other person specified in Schedule 1A or of a description falling within that Schedule shall, in carrying out its functions, have due regard to the need—
(a)to eliminate unlawful [discrimination and victimisation]; and
(b)to promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups.
(2)The [Secretary of State] may by order impose, on such persons falling within Schedule 1A as he considers appropriate, such duties as he considers appropriate for the purpose of ensuring the better performance by those persons of their duties under subsection (1).
(3)An order under subsection (2)—
(a)may be made in relation to a particular person falling within Schedule 1A, any description of persons falling within that Schedule or every person falling within that Schedule;
(b)may make different provision for different purposes.
(4)Before making an order under subsection (2), the [Secretary of State] shall consult the Commission.
(5)The [Secretary of State] may by order amend Schedule 1A; but no such order may extend the application of this section unless the [Secretary of State] considers that the extension relates to a person who exercises functions of a public nature.
(6)An order under subsection (2) or (5) may contain such incidental, supplementary or consequential provision as the [Secretary of State] considers appropriate (including provision amending or repealing provision made by or under this Act or any other enactment).
(7)This section is subject to section 71A and 71B and is without prejudice to the obligation of any person to comply with any [ provision of the Equality Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”), so far as relating to race (within the meaning of that Act)].
[(8)In this section—
(a)“discrimination” means race discrimination within the meaning of section 25 of the 2010 Act;
(b)“victimisation” means victimisation within the meaning of section 27 of the 2010 Act, where the protected act in question relates to race, and
(c)“racial group” has the meaning given in section 9 of the 2010 Act.]]
71A General statutory duty: special cases.E+W+S
(1)In relation to the carrying out of immigration and nationality functions . . ., section 71(1)(b) has effect with the omission of the words “equality of opportunity and".
[(1A)In subsection (1) “immigration and nationality functions” means functions exercisable by virtue of—
(a)the Immigration Acts (within the meaning of section 158 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002) excluding sections 28A to 28K of the Immigration Act 1971 so far as they relate to offences under Part III of that Act;
(b)the British Nationality Act 1981;
(c)the British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983 (c. 6);
(d)the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990 (c. 34);
(e)the Hong Kong (War Wives and Widows) Act 1996 (c. 41);
(f)the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 (c. 20);
(g)the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (c. 68);
(h)provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) which relates to the subject matter of an enactment within any of paragraphs (a) to (g); or
(i)any provision of Community law which relates to the subject matter of an enactment within any of those paragraphs.]
(2)Where an entry in Schedule 1A is limited to a person in a particular capacity, section 71(1) does not apply to that person in any other capacity.
(3)Where an entry in Schedule 1A is limited to particular functions of a person, section 71(1) does not apply to that person in relation to any other functions.
71B General statutory duty: Scotland and Wales.E+W+S
(1)For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, subsections (2) to (4) of section 71 (and sections 71(6) and 74 so far as they apply to the power conferred by subsection (2) of section 71) shall be taken to be pre-commencement enactments within the meaning of that Act.
(2)Before making an order under section 71(2) in relation to functions exercisable in relation to Wales by a person who is not a Welsh public authority, the [Secretary of State] shall consult the [Welsh Ministers] .
(3)The [Secretary of State] shall not make an order under section 71(2) in relation to functions of a Welsh public authority except with the consent of the [Welsh Ministers] .
(4)In this section “Welsh public authority” means any person whose functions are exercisable only in relation to Wales and [ includes—
(a)the National Assembly for Wales Commission;
(b)the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales and the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government.]
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71C General statutory duty: codes of practice.E+W+S
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71D General statutory duty: compliance notices.E+W+S
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71E Enforcement of compliance notices.E+W+S
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72 Validity and revision of contracts.E+W+S
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72ACollective agreements and rules of undertakingsE+W+S
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73 Power to amend certain provisions of Act.E+W+S
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74 Orders and regulations.E+W+S
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75 Application to Crown etc.E+W+S
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[75A Application to House of Commons staff.E+W+S
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[75B Application to House of Lords staff.E+W+S
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76 Government appointments outside s. 4.E+W+S
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76ZAOther office holdersE+W+S
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[ Police]E+W+S
76A Police forces.E+W+S
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76B Other police bodies etc.E+W+S
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77 Financial provisions.E+W+S
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78General interpretation provisions.E+W+S
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79 Transitional and commencement provisions, amendments and repeals.E+W+S
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80 Short title and extent.E+W+S
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