PART 1Establishment of the Bank

CHAPTER 2The Bank's articles of association on establishment

13Gender equality strategy

(1)

The articles of association must provide that—

(a)

the Bank is to prepare, and from time to time update, a gender equality strategy,

(b)

in doing those things the Bank is to consult persons with experience in or knowledge of the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies intended to tackle gender inequality,

(c)

the Bank is to make its gender equality strategy publicly available,

(d)

the Bank's gender equality strategy may be in any form that the Bank considers appropriate and (in particular) may be part of another document.

(2)

The articles of association must provide that the Bank's gender equality strategy is to set out—

(a)

what the Bank is committed to doing to advance gender equality in Scotland (in particular through its investing and staffing practices),

(b)

what information the Bank intends to collect for the purpose of carrying out the evaluations required by section 20(1).