The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017

Revocation, saving and transitional provisionE+W+S

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9.—(1) The 2011 Regulations are revoked (subject to paragraph (3)).

(2) Where a public authority has, within the period of four years ending with 30th March 2018, published equality objectives in compliance with regulation 3(1) of the 2011 Regulations—

(a)regulation 5(2)(a) does not apply; and

(b)regulation 5(2)(b) is to be read as if—

(i)the word “subsequently” were omitted, and

(ii)the “date of last publication” referred to the date of last publication under regulation 3 of the 2011 Regulations.

(3) Where—

(a)immediately before the commencement date a public authority is required by regulation 2 of the 2011 Regulations to publish the information referred to in paragraph (1) of that regulation,

(b)that information is required to be published on or before 6 April 2017, and

(c)the information is not published before the commencement date in a form and manner that complies with regulations 2 and 4 of those Regulations,

regulations 2 and 4 are to continue to have effect on and after the commencement date in so far as they relate to the publication of that information by that authority.