2007 No. 741
The Sex Discrimination Code of Practice (Public Authorities) (Duty to Promote Equality) (Appointed Day) Order 2007
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of the power conferred by section 56A(7) of the Sex Discrimination Act 19751 as applied by section 76E(2) of that Act2, after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales and the Scottish Ministers, makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Sex Discrimination Code of Practice (Public Authorities) (Duty to Promote Equality) (Appointed Day) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.
Appointed Day2
6th April 2007 is the day appointed for the coming into effect of the Code of Practice laid before Parliament in draft on 10th November 2006 and issued by the Equal Opportunities Commission under section 76E(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, entitled the “Gender Equality Duty Code of Practice (England and Wales)”3.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
(This note is not part of the Order)