Unlawful

“It is unlawful for a person to do an act, otherwise than in private, if:

(a) the act is reasonably likely, in all the circumstances, to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people; and

(b) the act is done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the other person or of some or all of the people in the group.”

Such unlawful acts are pursued by the person or entity who is aggrieved, whereas illegal acts (crimes) are pursued by the police in order to punish the perpetrator.

In a court, in order to be found to have executed such an unlawful act you would need to have had an intent to offend, an awareness of what might readily offend, and a readily offendable target group out in public.

And the worst that can happen to you is that you pay court costs and make an apology that you don’t believe in. There is no criminal offense.

It doesn’t seem that onerous now does it?