Race Relations Act 1976

12Qualifying bodies

(1)It is unlawful for an authority or body which can confer an authorisation or qualification which is needed for, or facilitates, engagement in a particular profession or trade to discriminate against a person—

(a)in the terms on which it is prepared to confer on him that authorisation or qualification ; or

(b)by refusing, or deliberately omitting to grant, his application for it; or

(c)by withdrawing it from him or varying the terms on which he holds it.

(2)In this section—

(a)" authorisation or qualification" includes recognition, registration, enrolment, approval and certification;

(b)" confer " includes renew or extend.

(3)Subsection (1) does not apply to discrimination which is rendered unlawful by section 17 or 18.