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Race Relations Act 1976 (Repealed)
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[F1PART IIE+W+S BODIES AND OTHER PERSONS ADDED AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF GENERAL STATUTORY DUTY]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1A Pt. II inserted (3.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3457, art. 2(d), Sch.
HealthE+W+S
The Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee.
Valid from 01/10/2008
The Care Quality Commission.
Valid from 11/11/2004
[F2Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection]
The Commission for Health Improvement.
Valid from 11/11/2004
[F3Commission for Social Care Inspection]
The Commons Services Agency for the NHS in Scotland.
The Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine, in respect of its public functions.
The Dental Practice Board.
The English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.
Valid from 01/04/2005
[F4The Health Protection Agency.]
Textual Amendments
F4Sch. 1A Pt. II: entry inserted (1.4.2005) by Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17), s. 11(1), Sch. 3 para. 8; S.I. 2005/121, art. 2(2)
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
The Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland.
The National Biological Standards Board.
Valid from 25/01/2010
The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator.
Valid from 08/05/2003
[F5The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board.]
Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 1A Pt. II: entry inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1250), art. 31(5), Sch. 9 para. 1(b)
The Public Health Laboratory Service Board.
The Royal College of Anaesthetists, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of General Practitioners, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Midwives, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Nursing, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Pathologists, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Physicians, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Radiologists, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, in respect of its public functions.
The Royal College of Surgeons of England, in respect of its public functions.
The Scottish Dental Practice Board.
The Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust.
The Scottish Hospital Trust.
The Scottish Medical Practices Committee.
The Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges.
The Standing Dental Advisory Committee.
The Standing Medical Advisory Committee.
The Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee.
The Standing Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee.
The Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority.
The Welsh Committee for Professional Development of Pharmacy.
The Welsh Dental Committee.
The Welsh Medical Committee.
The Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.
The Welsh Nursing and Midwifery Committee.
The Welsh Optometric Committee.
The Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee.
EducationE+W+S
The Adult Learning Inspectorate.
The British Educational Communication and Technology Agency.
A City Academy established by an agreement under section 482 of the Education Act 1996.
A City College for the Technology of the Arts established by an agreement under section 482 of the Education Act 1996.
A City Technology College established by an agreement under section 482 of the Education Act 1996.
A college of further education maintained by an education authority, in the exercise of its further education functions in providing courses of further education within the meaning of section 1(5)(b)(ii) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
Community Learning Scotland.
The Construction Industry Training Board.
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board.
The General Teaching Council for England.
The General Teaching Council for Scotland.
The General Teaching Council for Wales.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England.
The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.
The Learning and Skills Council for England.
Learning and Teaching Scotland.
The National Council for Education and Training for Wales.
Newbattle Abbey College.
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig College.
The School Teachers’ Review Body.
Valid from 03/10/2005
[F6The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council.]
Textual Amendments
F6Sch. 1A Pt. II: entry inserted (3.10.2005) by The Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2077), art. 5(b)
The Scottish Further Education Funding Council.
The Scottish Further Education Unit, in respect of its public functions.
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority.
The Students Loans Company.
The Teacher Training Agency.
Valid from 01/04/2010
[F7The Young People's Learning Agency for England.]
Textual Amendments
F7Sch. 1A Pt 2: entry for "The Young People's Learning Agency" inserted by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010, {Sch. 1 para. 11}
Prospective
PoliceE+W+S
The British Transport Police.
The Chief Constable for the Ministry of Defence Police appointed by the Secretary of State under section 1(3) of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987.
Valid from 01/03/2005
The Civil Nuclear Police Authority.
Valid from 01/03/2005
The chief constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
A chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996.
A chief constable of a police force maintained under section 1 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967.
The Commissioner of Police for the City of London.
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
Valid from 01/04/2007
[F8The National Policing Improvement Agency.]
Textual Amendments
F8Sch. 1A Pt II: entry inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 1, 53, Sch. 1 para. 60; S.I. 2007/709, art. 3 (subject to arts. 6, 7)
The Police Complaints Authority.
The Police Information Technology Organisation.
The Police Negotiating Board.
A Selection Panel for Independent Members of Police Authorities.
Libraries, museums and artsE+W+S
The Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
The Advisory Council on Public Records.
The Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland.
The Ancient Monuments Board for Wales.
The Arts Council of England.
The Arts Council of Wales.
The British Library.
The British Museum.
The British Tourist Authority.
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.
The Countryside Council for Wales.
The Design Council.
English Nature.
The English Tourist Board.
The Film Council.
The Geffrye Museum.
The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.
The Historic Buildings Council for Scotland.
The Historic Buildings Council for Wales.
The Historic Royal Palaces Trust.
The Horniman Museum.
The Imperial War Museum.
The Library and Information Services Council (Wales).
The Millennium Commission.
Valid from 31/12/2004
[F9The Museum, Archives and Libraries Council]
Textual Amendments
F9Sch. 1A Pt. II: entry inserted (31.12.2004) by The Race Relations Act 1976 (General Statutory Duty) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3127), art. 2(a)(i)
The Museum of London.
The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.
The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.
The National Galleries of Scotland.
The National Gallery.
The National Heritage Memorial Fund.
The National Library of Scotland.
The National Library of Wales.
The National Lottery Charities Board.
The National Maritime Museum.
National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside.
National Museums and Galleries of Wales.
National Museums of Scotland.
The National Portrait Gallery.
The Natural History Museum.
The Registrar of Public Lending Right.
Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries.
The Royal Armouries.
The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.
The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.
The Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland.
The Science Museum.
The Scottish Arts Council.
Scottish Natural Heritage.
Scottish Screen.
Scottish Sports Council.
The Scottish Tourist Board.
Sir John Soane’s Museum.
Sport England.
The Sports Council for Wales.
The Tate Gallery.
The Theatres Trust.
The Treasure Valuation Committee.
The UK Sports Council.
The Victoria and Albert Museum.
Valid from 29/03/2007
[F10VisitScotland.]
Textual Amendments
F10Sch. 1A Pt. II: entry inserted (29.3.2007 for E.W. and 1.4.2007 for S.) by Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 15), ss. 4, 5, Sch. 2 para. 3(b) and The Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1103), art. 3, Sch. para. 3(b); S.S.I. 2007/47, art. 2
The Wales Tourist Board.
The Wallace Collection.
Public corporations and nationalised industriesE+W+S
The Bank of England, in respect of its public functions.
The British Broadcasting Corporation, in respect of its public functions.
The Broadcasting Standards Commission, in respect of its public functions.
The Channel Four Television Corporation, in respect of its public functions.
The Civil Aviation Authority.
The Coal Authority.
The Covent Garden Market Authority.
A Customer Service Committee maintained under section 28 of the Water Industry Act 1991.
The Independent Television Commission, in respect of its public functions.
The Radio Authority, in respect of its public functions.
Sianel Pedwar Cymru (Welsh Fourth Channel Authority), in respect of its public functions.
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, in respect of its public functions.
Regulatory, audit and inspectionE+W+S
The Accounts Commission for Scotland.
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS).
The Association of Authorised Public Accountants.
The Association of Certified Chartered Accountants.
The Association of Child Psychotherapy.
The Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales.
Audit Scotland.
The British Hallmarking Council.
The British Standards Institute.
The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, in respect of its public functions.
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers, in respect of its public functions.
The Engineering Council.
The Financial Services Authority.
The General Chiropratic Council.
The General Council of the Bar of England and Wales, in respect of its public functions.
The General Dental Council.
The General Medical Council.
The General Optical Council.
The General Osteopathic Council.
Valid from 27/09/2010
[F11The General Pharmaceutical Council.]
Textual Amendments
F11Sch. 1A Pt. 2: entry for "The General Pharmaceutical Council" inserted (27.9.2010) by The Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231), Sch. 4 para. 3(a); S.I. 2010/1621, {art. 2(1), Sch.}
The General Social Care Council.
Valid from 09/07/2003
[F12The Health Professions Council.]
Textual Amendments
F12Sch. 1A Pt. II: entry inserted (9.7.2003) by The Health Professions Order 2001 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1590), art. 3, Sch. para. 4(b)
The Insolvency Practitioners Association.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
The Institute of Legal Executives, in respect of its public functions.
The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.
The Law Society of England and Wales, in respect of its public functions.
The Law Society of Scotland, in respect of its public functions.
Valid from 01/04/2005
[F13Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Court Administration]
Textual Amendments
F13Sch. 1A Pt. II: entry inserted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 109(1), Sch. 8 para. 187(3)(a); S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(y)
Her Majesty’s Magistrates’ Courts Service Inspectorate.
The Master of the Court of the Faculties of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in respect of its public functions.
The National Audit Office.
Valid from 04/04/2011
The Office for Budget Responsibility.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, in respect of its statutory functions and the regulation of the pharmacy profession.
The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, in respect of its public functions.
ResearchE+W+S
The Alcohol Education and Research Council.
The Apple and Pear Research Council.
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils.
The Economic and Social Research Council.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
The Fire Service Research and Training Trust.
The Horticultural Development Council.
The Medical Research Council.
The Natural Environment Research Council.
The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council.
Prospective
Other Bodies, etc.E+W+S
Valid from 01/11/2007
The Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.
The Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances.
The Advisory Committee on Pesticides.
The Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
An Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committee established under the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976.
The Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales.
An Agricultural Wages Committee.
Valid from 29/02/2008
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.
The Animal Procedures Committee.
A Board of Visitors established under section 6(2) of the Prison Act 1952.
The Britain-Russia Centre.
The British Association for Central and Eastern Europe.
The British Council.
The British Potato Council.
The British Waterways Board.
The British Wool Marketing Board.
[F14The Building Regulations Advisory Committee for England.]
Textual Amendments
F14Sch. 1A Pt. 2: the entries "The Building Regulations Advisory Committee for England" and "The Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales" substituted for the entry "The Building Regulations Advisory Committee" (31.12.2011) by The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3019), art. 11
The Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales.
The Building Standards Advisory Committee.
The Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions.
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
The Civil Justice Council.
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee.
Valid from 17/12/2009
A combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
Valid from 18/04/2006
Commission for Equality and Human Rights
The Commission for Racial Equality.
Valid from 01/10/2006
Commission for Rural Communities.
The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland.
Valid from 26/11/2008
The Committee on Climate Change.
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom.
The Community Development Foundation.
The Consumer Council for Postal Services.
The Council on Tribunals.
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
The Crofters’ Commission.
The Crown Court Rule Committee.
The Deer Commission for Scotland.
The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.
The Disability Rights Commission.
The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.
Valid from 17/12/2009
An economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
The Electoral Commission.
English Partnerships.
The Environment Agency.
The Environment Agency Advisory Committee for Wales.
The Equal Opportunities Commission.
The Family Proceedings Rule Committee.
The Firearms Consultative Committee.
The Fisheries (Electricity) Committee.
Food From Britain.
The Gaming Board for Great Britain.
The Gas and Electricity Consumer Council.
The Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine.
The Great Britain-China Centre.
The Health and Safety Commission.
The Health and Safety Executive.
The Hill Farming Advisory Committee for Scotland.
The Hill Farming Advisory Sub-Committee for Wales.
The Home-Grown Cereals Authority.
The Honours Scrutiny Committee.
The Horserace Betting Levy Board.
The Horserace Totalisator Board.
Valid from 01/11/2007
An Independent Monitoring Board appointed under section 6(2) of the Prison Act 1952.
The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.
The Information Commissioner.
The Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council.
The Insolvency Rules Committee.
Investors in People UK.
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
The Land Registration Rule Committee.
The Law Commission.
The Legal Services Commission.
The Legal Services Consultative Panel.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.
The Local Government Commission for England.
The Low Pay Commission.
The Magistrates’ Courts Rule Committee.
Valid from 12/01/2010
The Marine Management Organisation.
The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission.
The Meat and Livestock Commission.
The Milk Development Council.
The National Consumer Council.
The National Forest Company.
The National Radiological Protection Board.
Valid from 02/05/2006
Natural England.
The New Opportunities Fund.
The Northern Lighthouse Board.
The Oil and Pipelines Agency.
Valid from 30/03/2006
The Olympic Delivery Authority.
The Overseas Service Pensions Scheme Advisory Board.
Valid from 01/04/2008
A probation trust.
Valid from 01/04/2008
A provider of probation services (other than the Secretary of State or a probation trust), in respect of its statutory functions and the carrying out by it of activities of a public nature in pursuance of arrangements made with it under section 3(2) of the Offender Management Act 2007.
A Regional Flood Defence Committee established under section 14 of the Environment Act 1995.
The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.
Valid from 01/11/2007
The Scottish Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.
The Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
The Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board.
The Scottish Law Commission.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board.
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.
The Scottish Records Advisory Council.
The Sea Fish Industry Authority.
The Sentencing Advisory Panel.
Valid from 01/04/2006
The Serious Organised Crime Agency.
The Social Security Advisory Committee.
The Strategic Rail Authority.
The Trinity House Lighthouse Service.
Valid from 05/07/2010
The trustee corporation established by section 75 of the Pensions Act 2008.
A Visiting Committee appointed under section 152 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for an immigration detention centre.
The Wales New Deal Advisory Task Force.
A War Pensions Committee.
Valid from 11/11/2005
The Water Industry Commission for Scotland.
The Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland.
Valid from 01/11/2007
The Welsh Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.
The Welsh Development Agency.
The Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board.
The Welsh Language Board.
The Welsh Scientific Advisory Committee.
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
The Wilton Park Academic Council.
The Wine Standards Board of the Vintners’ Company.
The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.
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