The Race Relations Act 1976 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1977

• Citation: S.I. 1977/840
• Sections: 4

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Race Relations Act 1976 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1977.

Section 2

In this Order “ the Act ” means the Race Relations Act 1976.

Section 3

Subject to the transitional provision of Article 4 below, the Act, except so far as it is already in operation, shall come into operation on 13th June 1977.

Section 4

Until 1st September 1977, sections 1(1) and 3(3) of the Act (definition of discrimination) shall have effect for the purposes of sections 17, 18 and 19 of the Act (discrimination in the field of education) as if paragraph (b) were omitted from the said section 1(1).