Race Relations Act 1976 (Repealed)

3 Meaning of “racial grounds", “racial group" etc.E+W+S

(1)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “racial grounds” means any of the following grounds, namely colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origins;

  • “racial group” means a group of persons defined by reference to colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origins, and references to a person’s racial group refer to any racial group into which he falls.

(2)The fact that a racial group comprises two or more distinct racial groups does not prevent it from constituting a particular racial group for the purposes of this Act.

(3)In this Act—

(a)references to discrimination refer to any discrimination falling within section 1 or 2; and

(b)references to racial discrimination refer to any discrimination falling within section 1,

and related expressions shall be construed accordingly.

(4)A comparison of the case of a person of a particular racial group with that of a person not of that group under section 1(1) [F1or (1A)] must be such that the relevant circumstances in the one case are the same, or not materially different, in the other.

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