Commentary on Sections Part 5: Racial and Religious Hatred Section 37 Meaning of racial hatred
102.This section removes from the definition of racial hatred in section 17 of the Public Order Act 1986 the requirement that the group of persons against whom the hatred is directed is in Great Britain. The effect is that “racial hatred” in Part 3 of the Public Order Act 1986 will include hatred manifested in Great Britain but directed against a racial group outside Great Britain.