The Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Order 2002

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 62

RACE RELATIONS

The Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Order 2002

Made

14th February 2002

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

15th February 2002

Coming into force

13th March 2002

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 71(2) and (3) of the Race Relations Act 1976(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with the Commission for Racial Equality in accordance with section 71(4) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:

(1)

1976 c. 74; section 71 was substituted by section 2 of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 34) (“the 2000 Act”). Subsections (2) to (4) of section 71 are deemed by virtue of section 71B(1) of the 2000 Act to be pre-commencement enactments within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). The functions conferred on the Secretary of State by those subsections are therefore transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act.