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Section 73: Power to amend certain provisions of Act.

Race Relations Act 1976 · 1976 c. 74View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part X: Supplemental

REPEALED on 2010-10-01 by Equality Act 2010.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.

The Secretary of State may by an order the draft of which has been approved by each House of Parliament—

amend or repeal section 9 (including that section as amended by a previous order under this subsection);
amend Part II, III or IV so as to render lawful an act which, apart from the amendment, would be unlawful by reason of section 4(1) or (2), 19B, 20(1), 21, 24 or 25;
amend section 10(1) or 25(1)(a) so as to alter the number of partners or members specified in that provision.

The Secretary of State shall not lay before Parliament the draft of an order under subsection (1) unless he has consulted the Commission about the contents of the draft.

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