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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]
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C1Act: transfer of functions (12.10.2007) by The Transfer of Functions (Equality) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2914), art. 3(2)(c)
C2Act applied (14.11.2007) by S.I. 1994/1405, art. 4(1A) (as inserted by The Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2908), art. 2(3))
C3Act: 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.
C4Act 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 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 by S.I. 2001/3707, art. 4)
C5Act: functions transferred (18.8.2010) byThe Transfer of Functions (Equality) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1839), art. 3(1)(c)
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I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 79(2); Act wholly in force at 1.9.1977
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