The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

Northern Ireland Order in Council 1997 No. 869 — creates 5 criminal offences.

Made

19 March 1997

In force from

Not determined

Extent

Not stated

Subject

Miscellaneous

Made under

Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order makes provision with respect to discrimination on racial grounds. It also provides for the establishment and functions of the Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland.

Offences created by this instrument

• Employment agencies article 16(5) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Discriminatory advertisements article 29(5) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Aiding unlawful acts article 33(4) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Power to obtain information article 48(6) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Restriction on disclosure of information article 50(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

Contributions, debates and written statements mentioning this instrument by name. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

• Race Relations (Northern Ireland)Order 1997 Lords · Lords Chamber · 18 February 1997
• Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill Commons · Commons Chamber · 2 March 2010

  ‘() Section 75(5) of the Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74) and Article 71(5) of the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/869 (N.I. 6)) apply in relation to rules under subsection (7) above as they apply in relation to rules under subsection (1) above (so far as they would not otherwise apply).

• British Citizenship (War Crimes Screening) Commons · Written Statements · 1 March 2011 · The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green)

  I have made the Equality (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2011 and the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2011 to enable the Secretary of State to subject applications from certain nationalities for British citizenship to more rigorous scrutiny than others for the purposes of determining whether the applicant has committed, been complicit in the commission of, or otherwise been associated with, the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. The Equality (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2011 are made under paragraph (l)(l)(d) of schedule 23 to the…

• Crime and Courts Bill [HL] Lords · Lords Chamber · 4 July 2012

  148B: After Clause 24, insert the following new Clause— “Immigration appeals: race discrimination grounds In the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, in section 84(1)(b), after “Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997” insert “or relates to section 115 of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the protected characteristic identified in section 9 of that Act”.”

• British Citizenship Applications (War Crimes) Commons · Written Statements · 16 July 2013 · The Minister for Immigration (Mr Mark Harper)

  I have made the Equality (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2013 and the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2013 to enable the Minister to subject applications from certain nationalities for British citizenship to more rigorous scrutiny than others for the purposes of determining whether the applicant has committed, been complicit in the commission of, or otherwise been associated with, the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. The Equality (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2013 are made under paragraph (l)(l)(d) of schedule 23 to the Equality…

• Deregulation Bill Commons · Commons Chamber · 14 May 2014 · The Solicitor-General

  We have had a lively debate, featuring contributions from my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge), and the hon. Members for Chesterfield (Toby Perkins), for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell), for Derby North (Chris Williamson), for Leyton and Wanstead (John Cryer), for Luton North (Kelvin Hopkins) and for North Ayrshire and Arran (Katy Clark). I will begin with the two points made by the hon. Member for Chesterfield on the Northern Ireland provision—new clause 2. The meaning of “a workplace” does include a vehicle or a motorcycle. I believe I have…

• Equality Act 2010 Commons · Written Statements · 26 February 2015 · The Minister for Security and Immigration (James Brokenshire)

  I have made an authorisation under paragraph 17(4)(a) of schedule 3 to the Equality Act 2010, the Equality (Consideration of Immigration Applications and Removal Directions) Authorisation 2015. This enables the Home Office to give greater scrutiny or priority to particular nationalities in carrying out entry clearance, border control, immigration casework in the country and removals functions. The authorisation allows the Home Office to target its resources effectively in managing UK immigration controls. It uses statistical and intelligence-based evidence to identify the nationalities that…

• Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill [HL] Lords · Lords Chamber · 16 March 2015

  26 Schedule, page 14, line 8, at end insert— “Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)) “1A The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 is amended as follows. 1B In Article 80 (orders and regulations), in paragraph (1), omit “(except Article 82(9C))”. 1C (1) Article 82 (application to Crown etc) is amended as follows. (2) In paragraph (9B), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute— “(b) the complaint has not been withdrawn.” (3) After paragraph (9B) insert— “(9BA) Where the service complaint is dealt with by a person or panel appointed by the Defence…

• Applications for British Citizenship: War Crimes Screening Commons · Written Statements · 19 November 2020 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Kevin Foster)

  I have made the Equality (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2020 and the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2020 to enable a Home Office Minister to subject applications from certain nationalities for British citizenship to more rigorous scrutiny than others for the purposes of determining whether the applicant has committed, been complicit in the commission of, or otherwise been associated with the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. The Equality (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2020 are made under paragraph (1)(1)(d) of schedule 23 to the…

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