Scottish Statutory Instruments
Equal Opportunities
Made
28th May 2013
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
30th May 2013
Coming into force
28th June 2013
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 151(3) of the Equality Act 2010(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 152(3) of that Act the Scottish Ministers have obtained the consent of a Minister of the Crown and have consulted the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
1. This Order may be cited as the Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on 28th June 2013.
2. In Part 3 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 (public authorities: relevant Scottish authorities)(2), for “The Trustees of the National Library of Scotland” substitute “The National Library of Scotland”.
FIONA HYSLOP
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
28th May 2013
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the list of public authorities in Part 3 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 in consequence of the National Library of Scotland Act 2012. Amongst other things, the National Library of Scotland Act 2012 changes the name of the body corporate known as “The Trustees of the National Library of Scotland” to the “National Library of Scotland” (or “Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba”).
The public authorities listed in Part 3 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 are subject to the public sector equality duty in section 149 of that Act. That is a duty to have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited under the Act, to advance equality of opportunity and to foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
Part 3 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 is amended by S.S.I. 2011/233 and S.I. 2013/602.