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The Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020

S.S.I. 2020/119 · Made 1 April 2020

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Equality

Public Bodies

Made 1st April 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd April 2020

Coming into force 29th May 2020

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

f1

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. 2) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 29 May 2020.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into force of section 1, sections 3 to 6, sections 9 to 11 and schedule 2 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 is 29 May 2020.

Signature

CHRISTINA MCKELVIE

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

1st April 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force section 1, sections 3 to 6, sections 9 to 11 and schedule 2 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the Act”) on 29 May 2020.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 9 March 2018. Sections 13 and 14 came into force the following day. Section 2 (key definitions), section 7 (guidance on operation of Act), section 8 (reports on operation of Act), section 12 (regulations) and schedule 1 of the Act came into force on 1 December 2018.