Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021

1. Introduction

2. The Act

   1. Part 1 – Aggravation of offences by prejudice

      1. Section 1 – Aggravation of offences by prejudice

      2. Section 2 – Consequences of aggravation by prejudice

   2. Part 2 – Offence of racially aggravated harassment

      1. Section 3 – racially aggravated harassment

   3. Part 3 – Offences relating to stirring up hatred

      1. Offences of stirring up hatred

         1. Section 4 – Offences of stirring up hatred

      2. Further provisions relating to the offences

         1. Section 5 – Powers of entry etc. with warrant

         2. Section 6 – Recording conviction for an offence under section 4

         3. Section 7 – Forfeiture and disposal of material to which offence relates

         4. Section 8 – Individual culpability where organisation commits offence

         5. Section 9 – Protection of freedom of expression

         6. Section 10 – Interpretation of Part 3

   4. Part 4 – Further provision relating to hate crime

      1. The characteristics

         1. Section 11 – Meaning of the characteristics

         2. Section 12 – Power to add the characteristic of sex

      2. Providers of information society services

         1. Section 13 and schedule 1 – Provision in relation to providers of information society services

      3. Reports relating to hate crime

         1. Section 14 – Publication of reports on hate crime convictions

         2. Section 15 – Publication of reports by police on recorded hate crime

   5. Part 5 – Abolition of the offence of blasphemy

      1. Section 16 – Abolition of the offence of blasphemy

   6. Part 6 – General provisions

      1. Section 17 – Ancillary provision

      2. Section 18 and schedule 2 – Modifications of enactments

      3. Section 19 – Crown application: criminal offences

      4. Section 20 – Crown application: powers of entry

      5. Section 21 – Commencement

      6. Section 22 – Short title

3. Parliamentary History