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The Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2025

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Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 210(2) of the Equality Act 2010, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Made 2025

Coming into force 1st December 2025

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 151(3) of the Equality Act 2010f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 152(3) of that Act the Scottish Ministers have consulted the Commission for Equality and Human Rightsf2.

In accordance with section 210(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2010 c. 15.

f2

Section 152(3) was amended by section 37(7) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of schedule 19 of the Equality Act 2010
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2025 and comes into force on 1 December 2025.

2Amendment of schedule 19 of the Equality Act 2010

In Part 3 of schedule 19 of the Equality Act 2010 (public authorities: relevant Scottish authorities)f1 at the end insert—

“Other body added on 1st December 2025

  • Zero Waste Scotland Limitedf2.”.

Signature

Name

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew's House

Edinburgh

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order adds Zero Waste Scotland Limited to the list of Scottish public authorities in Part 3 of schedule 19 of the Equality Act 2010 (“the Act”). The public authorities listed in schedule 19 are subject to the public sector equality duty in section 149 of the Act.

The public sector equality duty is a duty to have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or 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 that protected characteristic.