Section 151 — Equality Act 2010: Power to specify public authorities

Power to specify public authorities 151 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).