SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18Public sector equality duty: exceptions

Exceptions that are specific to section 149(2)

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1

Section 149(2) (application of section 149(1) to persons who are not public authorities but by whom public functions are exercisable) does not apply to—

a

a person listed in sub-paragraph (2);

b

the exercise of a function listed in sub-paragraph (3).

2

Those persons are—

a

the House of Commons;

b

the House of Lords;

c

the Scottish Parliament;

d

the National Assembly for Wales;

e

the General Synod of the Church of England;

f

the Security Service;

g

the Secret Intelligence Service;

h

the Government Communications Headquarters;

i

a part of the armed forces which is, in accordance with a requirement of the Secretary of State, assisting the Government Communications Headquarters.

3

Those functions are—

a

a function in connection with proceedings in the House of Commons or the House of Lords;

b

a function in connection with proceedings in the Scottish Parliament (other than a function of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body);

c

a function in connection with proceedings in the National Assembly for Wales (other than a function of the Assembly Commission).