# The Equality Act 2010 (Statutory Duties) (Wales) Regulations 2011, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

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—
(a)a woman and a man; or
(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—
(i)that relates to the need to address the causes of any gender pay difference; and
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/1064/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-statutory-duties-wales-regulations-2011/regulation-2
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