# Wales Act 2017, Section 45: Public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities


(1) The Equality Act 2010 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 1 (public sector duty), in subsection (2A), after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa) in the case of a duty imposed on an authority in relation to devolved Welsh functions, guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers;”.
(3) In section 2 (power to amend section 1) omit subsections (7), (9) and (10).
(4) Section 216 (commencement) is amended as follows.
(5) In subsection (3), for ““subsection (4)”” substitute “ subsections (4) and (6) ”.
(6) After subsection (5) insert—
“(6) The following provisions of Part 1 come into force on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by order appoint—
(a) section 1, so far as it applies to a relevant authority as defined by section 2(6);
(b) section 2, so far as it confers a power on the Welsh Ministers;
(c) section 3, for the purposes of section 1 to the extent mentioned in paragraph (a).
(7) Section 209 does not apply to an order under subsection (6).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wales-act-2017/section-45
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