The National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board (Gender Representation on Public Boards) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Made: 23rd May 2023

Coming into force: 26th May 2023

In accordance with section 12(4) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board (Gender Representation on Public Boards) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 26 May 2023.

Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018

2

In the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, in schedule 1 (public authorities), at the appropriate place in alphabetical order insert—

Signed

KEVIN STEWART — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 23rd May 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations modify the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the Act”).

Regulation 2 adds the National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board (“NSTAB”) to schedule 1 of the Act. This means the members of NSTAB will be subject to duties contained in the Act relating to the achievement of the gender representation objective (defined by section 1 of the Act). Also, the Scottish Ministers will be subject to duties contained in the Act relating to the achievement of the gender representation objective as the appointing person (defined by section 2 of the Act) for NSTAB.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2018 asp 4.