The Equality Act 2010 (Authorities subject to a duty regarding Socio-economic Inequalities) (Wales) Regulations 2021

Amendment of section 1 of the Equality Act 2010

2.  In section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 (public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities), after subsection (3)(1), insert—

“(3A) This section also applies to the following authorities—

(a) the Welsh Ministers;

(b) a county council or county borough council in Wales;

(c) a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(2);

(d) an NHS Trust established under section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;

(e) a Special Health Authority established under section 22(3) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 other than a cross-border Special Health Authority (within the meaning of section 8A(5)(4) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006);

(f) a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2(5) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies, for an area in Wales;

(g) a National Park authority established by an order under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995(6) for an area in Wales;

(h) the Welsh Revenue Authority or Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru.”

(1)

Paragraphs (h) and (i) of section 1(3) were omitted by paragraph 181(a) and (b) of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) (“the 2012 Act”). Section 1(3)(j) was repealed by paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the Public Bodies Act 2011 (c. 24). There are other amendments to section 1 but none is relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

2006 c. 42.

(3)

Section 22(6) was omitted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 21 to the 2012 Act.

(4)

Section 8A was inserted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 21 to the 2012 Act.

(5)

2004 c. 21, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(6)

1995 c. 25.