Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)
5(1)The Race Relations Act 1976 shall be amended as follows.
(2)In section 17 (prohibition of discrimination in relation to certain educational establishments), in the Table—
(a)after paragraph 7A there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
| “7B. College of further education within the meaning of section 36(1) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 under the management of a board of management. | Board of management.”; |
(b)after paragraph 7B inserted by sub-paragraph (a) above there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
| “7C. Designated institution within the meaning of Part II of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992. | Governing body.” |
(3)After section 18A (discrimination by further and higher education funding councils for England and Wales) inserted by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 there shall be inserted the following section—
“18BDiscrimination by Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Councils
It is unlawful for the Scottish Further Education Funding Council or the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council in carrying out any of their functions to do any act which constitutes racial discrimination.”
(4)In sub-paragraph (c)(i) of subsection (6) of section 19 (bodies with a general duty to provide education without discrimination) for the words “7 or 7A” there shall be substituted the words “7, 7A, 7B or 7C”.
(5)In section 78(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “board of management” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““board of management” in relation to a college of further education within the meaning of Part I of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992, has the same meaning as in that Part;”.