Part 11Advancement of equality
Chapter 1Public sector equality duty
151Power to specify public authorities
1
A Minister of the Crown may by order amend Part 1, 2 or 3 of Schedule 19.
2
The Welsh Ministers may by order amend Part 2 of Schedule 19.
3
The Scottish Ministers may by order amend Part 3 of Schedule 19.
4
The power under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may not be exercised so as to—
a
add an entry to Part 1 relating to a relevant Welsh or Scottish authority or a cross-border Welsh or Scottish authority;
b
add an entry to Part 2 relating to a person who is not a relevant Welsh authority;
c
add an entry to Part 3 relating to a person who is not a relevant Scottish authority.
5
A Minister of the Crown may by order amend Schedule 19 so as to make provision relating to a cross-border Welsh or Scottish authority.
6
On the first exercise of the power under subsection (5) to add an entry relating to a cross-border Welsh or Scottish authority to Schedule 19, a Minister of the Crown must—
a
add a Part 4 to the Schedule for cross-border authorities, and
b
add the cross-border Welsh or Scottish authority to that Part.
7
Any subsequent exercise of the power under subsection (5) to add an entry relating to a cross-border Welsh or Scottish authority to Schedule 19 must add that entry to Part 4 of the Schedule.
8
An order may not be made under this section so as to extend the application of section 149 unless the person making it considers that the extension relates to a person by whom a public function is exercisable.
9
An order may not be made under this section so as to extend the application of section 149 to—
a
the exercise of a function referred to in paragraph 3 of Schedule 18 (judicial functions, etc);
b
a person listed in paragraph 4(2)(a) to (e) of that Schedule (Parliament, devolved legislatures and General Synod);
c
the exercise of a function listed in paragraph 4(3) of that Schedule (proceedings in Parliament or devolved legislatures).