Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 521

RACE RELATIONS

The Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2004

Made

30th November 2004

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

2nd December 2004

Coming into force

31st December 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 71(2) and (3) and 74(4) of the Race Relations Act 1976(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with the Commission for Racial Equality in accordance with section 71(4) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:

(1)

1976 c. 74 (“the 1976 Act”); section 71 was substituted by section 2 of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 34). Subsections (2) to (4) of section 71 are deemed by virtue of section 71B(1) of the 1976 Act to be pre-commencement enactments within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”). The functions conferred on the Secretary of State by those subsections are therefore transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.