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RACE DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE (2) Sections 27(1) and 28 do not apply—
 * (a) to discrimination which is rendered unlawful by any provision or Part of this Ordinance specified in column 2 of Schedule 4; or
 * (b) to discrimination which would be so unlawful but for any provision or Part of this Ordinance specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

Public bodies, etc. '''34. Discrimination in eligibility to stand for election, etc.'''

(1) It is unlawful for a person to discriminate against another person in—
 * (a) determining the eligibility of a person to stand for election to a relevant body or relevant position, or to be selected for a relevant position;
 * (b) the terms or conditions on which a person is considered eligible to stand for election to a relevant body or relevant position, or to be selected for a relevant position;
 * (c) determining the eligibility of a person to vote in elections of members of a relevant body or the holder of a relevant position;
 * (d) the terms or conditions on which a person is considered eligible to vote in elections of members of a relevant body or the holder of a relevant position, or to take part in the selection of the holder of a relevant position;
 * (e) considering whether a person should be appointed as a member of a relevant body, where some or all of the members of that body are appointed; or
 * (f) considering whether a person should be appointed to a relevant position, approved as a member of a relevant body or recognized as holding a relevant position.

(2) In this section—
 * (a) a reference to a relevant body means a public body, a public authority, a statutory advisory body, or a prescribed body;
 * (b) a reference to a relevant position includes membership of a public body, a public authority, and a prescribed position.