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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/race-relations-code-of-practice-relating-to-employment-appointed-day-order-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/630",
  "legislation_title": "The Race Relations Code of Practice relating to Employment (Appointed Day) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/race-relations-code-of-practice-relating-to-employment-appointed-day-order-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "RACE RELATIONS\nMade 6th March 2006\nLaid before Parliament 15th March 2006\nComing into force 6th April 2006\nUnder section 47(1) of the Race Relations Act 1976 (“the 1976 Act”) the Commission for Racial Equality (“the Commission”) may issue Codes of Practice containing such practical guidance as the Commission think fit for a number of purposes, including the elimination of discrimination in the field of employment and the promotion of equality of opportunity in that field between persons of different racial groups.\nUnder section 47(9) of the 1976 Act the Commission may from time to time revise the whole or any part of such a Code of Practice and issue the revised Code.\nIn accordance with section 47(2) of the 1976 Act, the Commission prepared and published in draft a revised Code of Practice for the purposes referred to above and considered representations made to them about the draft.\nIn accordance with section 47(3) of the 1976 Act the Commission consulted with organisations or associations of organisations representative of employers and workers and such other organisations or bodies as appeared to the Commission to be appropriate.\nIn accordance with section 47(4) of the 1976 Act the Commission transmitted the draft revised Code of Practice to the Secretary of State who then laid the draft before both Houses of Parliament.\nIn accordance with section 47(5) of the 1976 Act the draft revised Code of Practice lay before each House of Parliament for a period of forty days during which period neither House resolved against the taking of further proceedings on the draft.\nIn accordance with section 47(7) of the 1976 Act the Commission issued the revised Code of Practice in the form of the draft in November 2005.\nAccordingly the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 47(7) and (8) of the 1976 Act, as applied by section 47(9), makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 74; subsection (3) was amended by section 137 of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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