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The Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2018

S.S.I. 2018/340 · Made 1 November 2018

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Equality

Public Bodies

Made 1st November 2018

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 5th November 2018

Coming into force 1st December 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(2) of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018f1.

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Footnotes

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2018 asp 4.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 1 December 2018.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into force of section 2 (key definitions), section 7 (guidance on operation of Act), section 8 (reports on operation of Act), section 12 (regulations) and schedule 1 (public authorities) of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 is 1 December 2018.

Signature

CHRISTINA MCKELVIE

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

1st November 2018

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force section 2 (key definitions), section 7 (guidance on operation of Act), section 8 (reports on operation of Act), section 12 (regulations) and schedule 1 (public authorities) of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the Act”) on 1 December 2018.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 9 March 2018. Sections 13 and 14 came into force the following day.