The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 (Commencement No.1) Order 2007

Made24th August 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 20061.

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 (Commencement No.1) Order 2007.

2

In this Order “the 2006 Act” means the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006.

Commencement2

1

Apart from the provisions mentioned in paragraph (2), the 2006 Act comes into force on 1st October 2007.

2

Those provisions are section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the 2006 Act, so far as they insert into the Public Order Act 19862 the following provisions—

a

section 29B(3) (power to arrest person suspected of offence under that section);

b

section 29H(2) (power of courts in Scotland to authorise entry and search); and

c

section 29I(2)(b) and (4) (power of courts in Scotland to order forfeiture).

Tony McNultyMinister of StateHome Office24th August 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 on 1st October 2007 except in so far as it inserts new sections 29B(3), 29H(2) and 29I(2)(b) and (4) into the Public Order Act 1986.