Commentary on Sections Part 1: The Commission for Equality and Human Rights Section 35: General
136.Section 35 sets out various definitions of terms used in Part 1 of the Act. The section provides that “act” includes deliberate omission. This is the definition used in the existing equality enactments.
137.“Race” includes colour, nationality, ethnic origin and national origin. This follows the definition of racial grounds, racial group etc in section 3(1) of the RRA.