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The Electronic Commerce Directive (Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006) Regulations 2007

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King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2017-06-27

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

These Regulations give effect to Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8th June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce) (“the Directive”) in relation to matters within the scope of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). The 2006 Act inserts a new Part 3A into the Public Order Act 1986 (“the 1986 Act”) which creates a number of offences in England and Wales relating to the stirring up of religious hatred.