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Race Relations Act 1976 (Repealed)

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19 General duty in public sector of education.E+W+S

(1)Without prejudice to its obligation to comply with any other provision of this Act, a body to which this subsection applies shall be under a general duty to secure that facilities for education provided by it, and any ancillary benefits or services, are provided without racial discrimination.

(2)The following provisions of the [F1Education Act 1996], namely—

(a)[F2section 496] (power of Secretary of State to require duties under that Act to be exercised reasonably); and

(b)[F3section 497] (powers of Secretary of State where local education authorities etc. are in default),

shall apply to the performance by a body to which subsection (1) applies of the duties imposed by sections 17 [F418, 18A F5. . . and 18D], and shall also apply to the performance of the general duty imposed by subsection (1), as they apply to the performance by a local education authority of a duty imposed by that Act.

(3)Section [F670 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980] (power of the Secretary of State to require duties in that Act to be exercised) shall apply to the performance by a body to which subsection (1) applies of the duties imposed by sections 17 and 18, and shall also apply to the performance of the general duty imposed by subsection (1), as the [F6said section 70] applies to the performance by an education authority of a duty imposed by that Act.

(4)The sanctions in subsections (2) and (3) shall be the only sanctions for breach of the general duty in subsection (1), but without prejudice to the enforcement of sections 17 [F418, 18A [F5. . .] and 18D] under section 57 or otherwise (where the breach is also a contravention of [F7any] of those sections).

(5)The Secretary of State shall have the power to cause a local inquiry to be held under section [F867 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980]into any matter arising from subsection (3).

(6)Subsection (1) applies to—

(a)local education authorities in England and Wales;

(b)education authorities in Scotland;

(c)any other body which is a responsible body in relation to—

(i)an establishment falling within paragraph 1, F9. . . [F103B][F117, 7A, 7B or 7C]of the table in section 17;

(ii)an establishment designated under section 24(1) of the M1Sex Discrimination Act 1975 as falling within paragraph . . . F12(c) of section 24(2) of that Act;

(iii)an establishment designated under the said section 24(1) as falling within paragraph (b) of the said section 24(2) where the grants in question are payable under [F13section 485 of the Education Act 1996].

[F14(d) the Further Education Funding Council for England and the Further Education Funding Council for Wales.]

[F15(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

[F16(f)the Teacher Training Agency.]

Textual Amendments

F4Words in s. 19(2)(4) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 42(2)(d)(3)(a) (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39) (this substitution reproduces substitutions originally made by 1993 c. 35, s. 307(1), Sch. 19 para. 66(a) and 1994 c. 30, s. 24, Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(a) which amending provisions were repealed by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39))

F13Words in s. 19(6)(c)(iii) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. para. 42(4)(a) (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39 paras. 30, 36, 39)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 19 applied (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/653, reg. 42(1), Sch. Pt. I

S. 19 applied (9.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1084, reg. 8(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I

C3S. 19(5): transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750, arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3

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