Section 9 — Equality Act 2010: Race

Race 9 1 Race includes—

a colour;

b nationality;

c ethnic or national origins.

2 In relation to the protected characteristic of race—

a a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a person of a particular racial group;

b a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons of the same racial group.

3 A racial group is a group of persons defined by reference to race; and a reference to a person's racial group is a reference to a racial group into which the person falls.

4 The fact that a racial group comprises two or more distinct racial groups does not prevent it from constituting a particular racial group.

5 A Minister of the Crown ...—

a must by order amend this section so as to provide for caste to be an aspect of race;

b may by order amend this Act so as to provide for an exception to a provision of this Act to apply, or not to apply, to caste or to apply, or not to apply, to caste in specified circumstances.

6 The power under section 207(4)(b), in its application to subsection (5), includes power to amend this Act.