Penal Code
97.
Section 70 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 explicitly criminalizes certain
acts of racial discrimination. It provides “Any person who utters any words or publishes any writing expressing or
showing hatred, ridicule or contempt for any person or group of persons wholly
or mainly because of his or their race, tribe, place of origin or colour is guilty of
an offence and is liable on conviction for a period not exceeding two years”.
Persons with Disabilities Act
98.
Under the Persons with Disabilities Act Chapter 65, disability is defined as
follows:
“any restriction resulting from impairment or inability to perform any activity in a
manner or within the range considered normal for a human being, and would or
would not entail the use of supportive or therapeutic devices and auxiliary aids,
interpreters, white cane, reading assistants, hearing aids, guide dogs or any
other trained animals trained for that purpose.”
99.
A person with disability is defined as:
“a person with physical, mental or sensory disability, including a visual, hearing
or speech functional disability”.
100.
The Act prohibits discrimination of any kind and provides as follows:
(a)
Section 19(1) for the purposes of this Part, “discrimination” means:
“(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
treating a person with a disability less favourably from a person without
a disability;
treating a person with a disability less favourably from another person
with a disability;
requiring a person with a disability to comply with a requirement or
condition which persons without a disability may have an advantage
over; or
not providing different services or conditions required for that disability”
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