{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-public-authorities-subject-to-the-public-sector-equality-duty-wales-order-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2021/347",
  "legislation_title": "The Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities subject to the Public Sector Equality Duty) (Wales) Order 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-public-authorities-subject-to-the-public-sector-equality-duty-wales-order-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Equality, Wales\nMade 17 March 2021\nComing into force 1 April 2021\nThe Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 151(2) and 207(2) of the Equality Act 2010.\nIn accordance with section 209(2) and (3)(b) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of Senedd Cymru.\nPrior to making this Order, in accordance with section 152(2) of the Equality Act 2010, the Welsh Ministers have consulted the Equality and Human Rights Commission.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2010 c. 15. Section 151(2) enables Welsh Ministers to amend Part 2 of Schedule 19 by Order, to add a relevant Welsh authority to the authorities that are subject to the public sector equality duty under section 149(1). A relevant Welsh authority is defined in section 157(2). Section 157(2) was substituted by paragraph 84(2) of Schedule 6 to the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/347/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:12:17.731059+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}