Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

E718156

Anti-discrimination law Law of Northern Ireland Statutory instrument

The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 is a key piece of anti-discrimination legislation that outlaws racial discrimination and harassment in Northern Ireland across areas such as employment, education, and the provision of goods and services.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anti-discrimination law ⓘ Law of Northern Ireland ⓘ Statutory instrument ⓘ
aimsTo	Promote good race relations in Northern Ireland ⓘ
appliesTo	Education ⓘ Employment ⓘ Housing ⓘ Provision of goods, facilities and services ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
enforcedBy	Equality Commission for Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfLaw	Civil law ⓘ Consumer protection law ⓘ Education law ⓘ Human rights law ⓘ Labour law ⓘ
hasLegalEffect	Creates civil liability for unlawful racial discrimination ⓘ Provides for complaints to industrial tribunals and courts ⓘ
hasPurpose	To outlaw racial discrimination in Northern Ireland ⓘ To promote equality of opportunity irrespective of race ⓘ To provide legal remedies for victims of racial discrimination ⓘ
jurisdiction	Northern Ireland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	Law of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject	Equality law ⓘ Race discrimination ⓘ Racial harassment ⓘ
partOf	Anti-discrimination law in the United Kingdom ⓘ
prohibits	Direct racial discrimination ⓘ Indirect racial discrimination ⓘ Racial harassment ⓘ Victimisation ⓘ
protects	Ethnic groups ⓘ National groups ⓘ Persons of different racial origins ⓘ Racial groups ⓘ
regulates	Access to education on racial grounds ⓘ Access to vocational training ⓘ Dismissal on racial grounds ⓘ Provision of goods and services on racial grounds ⓘ Recruitment practices ⓘ Terms and conditions of employment ⓘ
relatedTo	Equality Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Race Relations Act 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	Northern Ireland equality case law ⓘ

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