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Welsh Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 724 (W. 110)
Equality, Wales
The Equality Act 2010 (Relevant Welsh Authorities) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
28 June 2023
Coming into force
4 September 2023
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 151(2) of the Equality Act 2010( 1).
In accordance with section 152(2) of that Act, the Welsh Ministers have consulted the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
In accordance with section 209(2), (3)(b) and (6) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.
Title and coming into force
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Equality Act 2010 (Relevant Welsh Authorities) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 4 September 2023.
Amendments to Schedule 19, Part 2 (relevant Welsh authorities)
2. In Part 2 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010—
(a) omit “The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales or Cyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru.”;
(b) in the appropriate place, insert “The Commission for Tertiary Education and Research or Y Comisiwn Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil.”
Transitional provision
3. Until section 23 of the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022( 2) comes into force, the reference in Part 2 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 to the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research is to be read as including the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.
Jeremy Miles
Minister for Education and Welsh Language, one of the Welsh Ministers
28 June 2023
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the list of relevant Welsh authorities in Part 2 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 in consequence of the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022, which abolishes the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and creates the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a Regulatory Impact Assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this instrument.