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Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

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    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

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