{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sex-discrimination-code-of-practice-public-authorities-duty-to-promote-equality-appointed-day-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/741",
  "legislation_title": "The Sex Discrimination Code of Practice (Public Authorities) (Duty to Promote Equality) (Appointed Day) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sex-discrimination-code-of-practice-public-authorities-duty-to-promote-equality-appointed-day-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEX DISCRIMINATION\nMade 8th March 2007\nLaid before Parliament 12th March 2007\nComing into force 6th April 2007\nThe Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of the power conferred by section 56A(7) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 as applied by section 76E(2) of that Act, after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales and the Scottish Ministers, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 65. Section 56A was inserted by the Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74), section 79(4) and Schedule 4, paragraph 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 76E was inserted by section 86 of the Equality Act 2006 (c. 3) and came into force on 16th February 2006. The requirement to consult the National Assembly for Wales and the Scottish Ministers before appointing a day is imposed by section 76E(3)(b)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/741/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:58:27.326696+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."
}