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6Duty to take steps towards achieving objective

(1)This section applies whenever the gender representation objective is not achieved in relation to a public board.

(2)An appointing person for the public board must, in addition to anything done under sections 3 to 5, take such other steps as it considers appropriate with a view to achieving the gender representation objective by 31 December 2022.

(3)The public authority to which the public board relates must, in addition to anything done under section 5(2), take such other steps as it considers appropriate with a view to achieving the gender representation objective by 31 December 2022.