Section 12: Qualifying bodies.

Race Relations Act 1976 · 1976 c.74

This provision is repealed

It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part II: Discrimination in the Employment Field

REPEALED on 2010-10-01 by Equality Act 2010.
The text below is from the dated revised snapshot immediately preceding this status change. It is historical and is not current law. View the historical source.

12(1)

It is unlawful for an authority or body which can confer an authorisation or qualification which is needed for, or facilitates, engagement in a particular profession or trade to discriminate against a person—

(a) in the terms on which it is prepared to confer on him that authorisation or qualification; or

(b) by refusing, or deliberately omitting to grant, his application for it; or

12(1A)

It is unlawful for an authority or body to which subsection (1) applies, in relation to an authorisation or qualification conferred by it, to subject to harassment a person who holds or applies for such an authorisation or qualification.

12(2)

In this section—

(a) “authorisation or qualification” includes recognition, registration, enrolment, approval and certification;

(b) “confer” includes renew or extend.

12(3)

Subsections (1) and (1A) do not apply to discrimination or harassment which is rendered unlawful by section 17 or 18.

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