The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 15) (Wales) Order 2021

Made: 11 March 2021

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 216(6)(a) and (c) of the Equality Act 2010[^f00001].

Title and interpretation

1

• (1) The title of this Order is the Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 15) (Wales) Order 2021.

• (2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Equality Act 2010.

Provisions coming into force on 31 March 2021

2

The following provisions of Part 1 of the Act (socio-economic inequalities) come into force on 31 March 2021—

• (a) section 1 (public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities), so far as it applies to a relevant authority as defined by section 2(6) of the Act;

• (b) section 3 (enforcement), for the purposes of section 1 so far as it applies to a relevant authority as defined by section 2(6) of the Act.

Signed

Jane Hutt — Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, under authority of the Welsh Ministers — 11 March 2021

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order commences sections 1 and 3 of the Equality Act 2010 (“the Act”), in so far as they apply to a relevant authority as defined by section 2(6) of the Act.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2010 c. 15. Section 216(6) was inserted by the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), section 45(6).

[^f00002]: Paragraph 106A was inserted by S.I. 2011/1060.