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  Racial and Religious Hatred Bill &#8212; Clause 1 &#8212; Hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds
  
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  <p class="italic" pid=".653.1/1">Amendment proposed: No. 1, in page 1, line 3, of the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/011/2006011.pdf">Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, as introduced to parliment</a>, leave out from 'Act' to end of line 7.&#8212;[Mr. Carmichael.]</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2005-07-11.635.0">
  According to Mr Evan Harris</a>this is a  paving amendment for new schedule  1, and I presume amendment 2, to remove the original schedule.
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  <p>New Schedule 1 reads:</p>
  
  <p>âRacial Hatredâ</p>
  
  <p>1 Part 3 of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) (racial hatred offences) has effect subject to the following amendment.</p>
  
  <p>2 Section 17 of the Public Order Act is amended to read as followsâ</p>
  
  <p>"(1) In this Part 'racial hatred' means hatred against a racial group, of persons defined by reference (whether directly or indirectly) to colour, race, nationality, (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origins ('a racial group').</p>
  
  <p>(2) In this sectionâ</p>
  
  <p>(a) 'an indirect reference' means a reference to religion or religious belief or to a person's membership or presumed membership of a religious group as a pretext for stirring up racial hatred against a racial group;</p>
  
  <p>(b) 'religious group' means a group of persons defined by reference to religion or religious belief.</p>
  
  <p>(3) It shall not be an offence under this section if the activity consists ofâ</p>
  
  <p>(a) criticising the beliefs, teachings or practices of a religion or its followers, for example, by claiming that they are false or harmful;</p>
  
  <p>(b) proselytising one's own religion or urging followers of a different religion to cease practicing theirs;</p>
  
  <p>(c) expressing irreverent comedic comments about religion or belief; its worship, teaching, practice or observance;</p>
  
  <p>(d) expressing antipathy or dislike of particular religions or their adherents."</p>
  
  <p pid=".653.1/3"><i>The House divided:</i> Ayes 233, Noes 291.  The Noes prevented the replacement of the shedule from taking place.</p>
  
  
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