The Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025

Amendment of the Equality Act 2010

6.—(1) The Equality Act 2010(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 155(2) (power to impose specific duties: supplementary)—

(a) in subsection (2), for “Public Contracts Regulations” substitute “public procurement legislation”;

(b) for subsection (3), substitute—

“(3) In this section—

“concession contract” has the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023 (see section 8 of that Act);

“covered procurement” has the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023 (see section 1 of that Act);

“defence and security contract” has the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023 (see section 7 of that Act);

“devolved Scottish authority” has the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023 (see section 2 of that Act);

“public procurement functions” means—

(a)

functions related to covered procurement, other than the procurement of a utilities contract, defence and security contract or concession contract, the exercise of which is regulated by the Procurement Act 2023, as amended from time to time, or

(b)

functions the exercise of which is regulated by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/446), as amended from time to time;

“public procurement legislation” means the Procurement Act 2023 or, in respect of a public authority that is a devolved Scottish authority, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, as amended from time to time;

“utilities contract” has the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023 (see section 6 of that Act).”.

(1)

2010 c. 15.

(2)

Section 155(2) and (3) was amended by S.I. 2020/1319.