The Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003
The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 substituted a new section 71 into the Race Relations Act 1976 (“the 1976 Act”). Section 71(1) of the 1976 Act imposes a general duty on persons specified in Schedule 1A to that Act in carrying out their functions to have due regard to (a) the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination and (b) to promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups.