Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021

SCHEDULE 2Modifications of enactments

(introduced by section 18)

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1(1)The Public Order Act 1986 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2)Sections 18 to 21 (stirring up racial hatred) are repealed.

(3)In section 23—

(a)in subsection (1)(a), the words “displayed, published, distributed, or” are repealed,

(b)in subsection (1)(b), the words “distributed, shown, played, or” are repealed,

(c)in subsection (2), the words “display, publication, distribution, showing, playing, or” are repealed.

(4)In section 25(1), for paragraphs (a) and (b), substitute “an offence under section 23”.

(5)In section 29—

(a)the definitions of “distribute”, “dwelling” and “publish” are repealed,

(b)for the definition of “recording” (including the interpretation of “play” and “show”, in relation to a recording), substitute—

““recording” means any record from which visual images or sounds may, by any means, be reproduced;”.

2Section 50A (racially-aggravated harassment) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 is repealed.

3Section 96 (offences racially aggravated) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is repealed.

4Section 74 (offences aggravated by religious prejudice) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 is repealed.

5The Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Act 2009 is repealed.