SCHEDULE 18Public sector equality duty: exceptions
Exceptions that are specific to section 149(2)
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(1)
Section 149(2) (application of section 149(1) to persons who are not public authorities but by whom public functions are exercisable) does not apply to—
(a)
a person listed in sub-paragraph (2);
(b)
the exercise of a function listed in sub-paragraph (3).
(2)
Those persons are—
(a)
the House of Commons;
(b)
the House of Lords;
(c)
the Scottish Parliament;
(d)
the National Assembly for Wales;
(e)
the General Synod of the Church of England;
(f)
the Security Service;
(g)
the Secret Intelligence Service;
(h)
the Government Communications Headquarters;
(i)
a part of the armed forces which is, in accordance with a requirement of the Secretary of State, assisting the Government Communications Headquarters.
(3)
Those functions are—
(a)
a function in connection with proceedings in the House of Commons or the House of Lords;
(b)
a function in connection with proceedings in the Scottish Parliament (other than a function of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body);
(c)
a function in connection with proceedings in the National Assembly for Wales (other than a function of the Assembly Commission).