Clause 1 - Hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds
Racial and Religious Hatred Bill
10:30 am
Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out from “grounds” to end of line 7.
No. 45, in schedule, page 2, line 12, at end insert
‘where such hatred is racially motivated.’.
New schedule 1—Racial Hatred—
1Part 3 of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) (racial hatred offences) has effect subject to the following amendments.
2Amend section 17 to read as follows—
“(1)In this Part “racial hatred” means hatred against a racial group, of persons defined by reference (whether directly or indirectly) to colour, race, nationality, (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origins (“a racial group”).
(2)In this section—
(a)“an indirect reference” means a reference to religion or religious belief or to a person’s membership or presumed membership of a religious group as a pretext for stirring up racial hatred against a racial group;
(b)“religious group” means a group of persons defined by reference to religion or religious belief.”.’.