Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018

  1. Introduction

  2. The Act

    1. Section 1 – Gender representation objective

    2. Section 2 – Key definitions

    3. Sections 3 and 4 – Duty when appointing non-executive members and consideration of candidates

    4. Section 5 – Encouragement of applications by women

    5. Section 6 – Duty to take steps towards achieving the objective

    6. Section 7 – Guidance on operation of Act

    7. Section 8 – Reports on operation of Act

    8. Section 9 – Power to modify schedule 1

    9. Section 11 – Equality Act 2010

    10. Schedule 1

    11. Schedule 2

  3. Parliamentary History