# The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 (Commencement No.1) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/2490 · made 24 August 2007

This Order brings into force the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 on 1st October 2007 except in so far as it inserts new sections 29B(3), 29H(2) and 29I(2)(b) and (4) into the Public Order Act 1986.

Made under: Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 (Section 3)

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## Introductory text

criminal law, england and wales
Made 24th August 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006.

## 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 (Commencement No.1) Order 2007.
(2) In this Order “the 2006 Act” means the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006.

## 2 Commencement

(1) Apart from the provisions mentioned in paragraph (2), the 2006 Act comes into force on 1st October 2007.
(2) Those provisions are section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the 2006 Act, so far as they insert into the Public Order Act 1986 the following provisions—
(a) section 29B(3) (power to arrest person suspected of offence under that section);
(b) section 29H(2) (power of courts in Scotland to authorise entry and search); and
(c) section 29I(2)(b) and (4) (power of courts in Scotland to order forfeiture).

## Signature

Tony McNulty
Minister of State
Home Office
24th August 2007

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 on 1st October 2007 except in so far as it inserts new sections 29B(3), 29H(2) and 29I(2)(b) and (4) into the Public Order Act 1986.

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