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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/race-relations-act-1976-statutory-duties-scotland-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/62",
  "legislation_title": "The Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/race-relations-act-1976-statutory-duties-scotland-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "RACE RELATIONS\nMade 14th February 2002\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 15th February 2002\nComing into force 13th March 2002\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 71(2) and (3) of the Race Relations Act 1976 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with the Commission for Racial Equality in accordance with section 71(4) of that Act, hereby make 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) (“the 2000 Act”). Subsections (2) to (4) of section 71 are deemed by virtue of section 71B(1) of the 2000 Act to be pre-commencement enactments within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). The functions conferred on the Secretary of State by those subsections are therefore transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/62/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:43:02.181460+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}