 Under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960, "gipsies" are defined as "persons of nomadic habit of life, whatever their race or origin, but does not include members of an organised group of travelling showmen, or persons engaged in travelling circuses, travelling together as such".The definition includes such groups as New Age Travellers as well as Irish Travellers and Romany.Gipsies of Romany origins have been a recognised ethnic group for the purposes of Race Relations Act 1976 since "Commission for Racial Equality v Dutton 1989" and Irish Travellers in England and Wales since "O'Leary v Allied Domecq 2000" (having already gained recognition in Northern Ireland in 1997).