Communities Committee, 04 Oct 2006

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 4, 2006

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Subordinate Legislation

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Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006 <br />(SSI 2006/467)

The third item on our agenda is consideration of subordinate legislation. The purpose of the Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006 (SSI 2006/467) is to make various amendments to the Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Order 2002. The 2006 order is a consequence of a Westminster order that extends the general duty to promote race equality and not to discriminate unlawfully on racial grounds to certain reserved and devolved bodies.

The Subordinate Legislation Committee sought and received confirmation from the Scottish Executive that the bodies that are listed in the order have been added to the list of bodies in schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976. It had no other comments on the order.

As members have no comments to make, is the committee content with the order?

Members indicated agreement.

As the committee is content with the order, we will not make any recommendation on it in our report to Parliament. Do members agree to report to Parliament on our decision?

Members indicated agreement.

We will report to Parliament accordingly.

Meeting continued in private until 11:40.