2001 No. 3457
RACE RELATIONS
The Race Relations Act 1976 (General Statutory Duty) Order 2001
Made 23rd October 2001
Laid before Parliament 24th October 2001
Coming into force 3rd December 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 71(5) of the Race Relations Act 1976, considering that the exercise of the power relates to persons who exercise functions of a public nature, hereby makes the following Order:
1976 c. 74; section 71 was substituted by section 2 of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 34).

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Race Relations Act 1976 (General Statutory Duty) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 3rd December 2001.

2 Amendment of Schedule 1A
Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976 is amended as follows:
(a) after the heading “Bodies and other persons subject to general statutory duty” there is inserted—

“PART I ORIGINAL CATEGORIES OF BODIES AND OTHER PERSONS”

(b) the entry numbered 25 (licensing planning committees) is repealed;
(c) for the entry numbered 28 (probation committees) there is substituted—

“28 A local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.”

; and
(d) at the end there are inserted the headings and entries set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Angela Eagle Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office 23rd October 2001
SCHEDULE

“PART II BODIES AND OTHER PERSONS ADDED AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF GENERAL STATUTORY DUTY

Health
The Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee.
The Commission for Health Improvement.
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.
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.
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.

Education
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.
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.

Police
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.
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.
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 arts
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.
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.
The Wales Tourist Board.
The Wallace Collection.

Public corporations and nationalised industries
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 inspection
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.
The General Social Care Council.
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.
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.
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.

Research
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.

Other Bodies, etc.
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.
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.
The Building Regulations Advisory Committee.
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.
The Commission for Racial Equality.
The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The New Opportunities Fund.
The Northern Lighthouse Board.
The Oil and Pipelines Agency.
The Overseas Service Pensions Scheme Advisory Board.
A Regional Flood Defence Committee established under section 14 of the Environment Act 1995.
The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.
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.
The Social Security Advisory Committee.
The Strategic Rail Authority.
The Trinity House Lighthouse Service.
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.
The Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland.
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.”

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the list of bodies and other persons specified in Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976 who are subject to the general duty, by virtue of section 71(1) of that Act, to have due regard, when exercising their functions, to the need to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination and to promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups. The Order repeals an entry in that list (licensing planning committees) and updates another (probation boards). The Order also adds to that list the bodies and other persons specified in the Schedule to the Order, thereby also subjecting those bodies and persons to the general duty.