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Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2024

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The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 20th June 2024 and received Royal Assent on 1st August 2024

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to amend section 2 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 to repeal the definition of “woman”.

1Amendment of the 2018 Act

In section 2 (key definitions) of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, the definition of “woman” is repealed.

2Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after Royal Assent.

3Short title

The short title of this Act is the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2024.