Race Relations Act 1976
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The Race Relations Act 1976 was a key piece of UK legislation that consolidated and strengthened earlier anti-discrimination laws, making it unlawful to discriminate on racial grounds in employment, education, and the provision of goods and services.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Race Relations Act 1976 canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
anti-discrimination law ⓘ |
| allowed | positive action in certain circumstances ⓘ |
| amended | Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Act 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Race Relations (Amendment) Regulations 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
education
ⓘ
employment ⓘ housing ⓘ provision of goods ⓘ provision of services ⓘ public functions ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
ⓘ
employment law ⓘ equality law ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1976 ⓘ |
| consolidated | earlier UK race relations legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| definesGrounds |
colour
ⓘ
ethnic origin ⓘ national origin ⓘ nationality ⓘ race ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Commission for Racial Equality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
courts in the United Kingdom ⓘ employment tribunals ⓘ |
| established | Commission for Racial Equality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Equality Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyRepealedBy | Equality Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
indirect racial discrimination
ⓘ
racial discrimination ⓘ victimisation on racial grounds ⓘ |
| providedFor | civil remedies for victims of racial discrimination ⓘ |
| purpose |
to consolidate earlier race relations legislation in the UK
ⓘ
to prohibit discrimination on racial grounds ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Equality Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced |
Race Relations Act 1965
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Race Relations Act 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ Race Relations Act 1970 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Race Relations Act 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| strengthened | protection against racial discrimination in the UK ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1976 ⓘ |
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