Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “authority” (“awdurdod”) means an authority specified in Part 2 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 and “authorities” (“awdurdodau”) is to be construed accordingly;

• “employment” (“cyflogaeth”), “employees” (“cyflogeion”) and “persons employed” (“personau a gyflogir”) are to be construed in accordance with section 83 of the Equality Act 2010;

• “gender pay difference” (“gwahaniaeth cyflog rhwng y rhywiau”) means any difference between the pay of—

  1. (a)

     a woman and a man; or

  2. (b)

     women and men,

  who are employed by an authority and where either the first or second condition is met.

• The first condition is that the difference is for a reason that is related to the protected characteristic of sex.

• The second condition is that it appears to the authority to be reasonably likely that the difference is for a reason that is related to the protected characteristic of sex;

• “the general duty” (“y ddyletswydd gyffredinol”) means the duty in section 149(1) of the Equality Act 2010;

• “gender pay equality objective” (“amcan cyflog cyfartal rhwng y rhywiau”) means an equality objective—

  1. (i)

     that relates to the need to address the causes of any gender pay difference; and

  2. (ii)

     which the authority has published;

• “relevant date” (“dyddiad perthnasol”) means 31 March;

• “relevant information” (“gwybodaeth berthnasol”) means information that relates to compliance (or otherwise) by the authority with the general duty; and

• “reporting period” (“cyfnod adrodd”) means the period 1 April to 31 March except in relation to the reporting period ending 31 March 2012 in which case “reporting period” means the period 6 April 2011 to 31 March 2012.