16.Part 5 of the Act extends the racially aggravated offences conatinined in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to cover offences aggravated by religious hostility. It amends the provisions in the Public Order Act 1986 concerning incitement to racial hatred to include cases where the hatred is directed against groups abroad, and increases the maximum penalty for such offences from 2 to 7 years imprisonment.
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