{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/race-relations-act-1976-general-statutory-duty-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3007",
  "legislation_title": "The Race Relations Act 1976 (General Statutory Duty) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/race-relations-act-1976-general-statutory-duty-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "THE RACE RELATIONS ACT\nMade 24th November 2003\nLaid before Parliament 26th November 2003\nComing into force 31st December 2003\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 71(5) of the Race Relations Act 1976, considering that the exercise of the power relates to persons who exercise functions of a public nature, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 74; section 71 was substituted by section 2 of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 34)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3007/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}