Housing Act 1988

56 Duty of Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales in relation to racial discrimination.E+W

At the end of section 75 of the 1985 Act (general functions of the [F1Relevant Authority]) there shall be added the following subsection—

(5)Section 71 of the Race Relations Act 1976 (local authorities: general statutory duty) shall apply to the [F1Relevant Authority] as it applies to a local authority.

Extent Information

E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate vertsion has been created for Scotland only

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 56 substituted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 61(1)(2) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5

56 Duty of Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales in relation to racial discrimination.S

At the end of section 75 of the 1985 Act (general functions of the Corporation) there shall be added the following subsection—

(5)Section 71 of the Race Relations Act 1976 (local authorities: general statutory duty) shall apply to the Corporation as it applies to a local authority.

Extent Information

E2This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales only