(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (“the principal Regulations”).
Regulation 2:
adds Zero Waste Scotland Limited as a listed authority for the purpose of the principal Regulations,
modifies the principal Regulations in their application to Zero Waste Scotland Limited, so as to provide different dates by which Zero Waste Scotland Limited must comply with the duties in regulations 3, 4(1) and 4(4) of the principal Regulations,
amends regulation 8A(1) of the principal Regulations to provide different dates by which Zero Waste Scotland Limited must publish gender pay gap information and statements on equal pay etc. under regulations 7(1) and 8(1) of the principal Regulations, and
amends regulation 8A(4) of the principal Regulations to define the “relevant period” which is applicable to Zero Waste Scotland Limited for the purposes of regulation 8A(3) (which provides that a listed authority is not required to publish the information if it did not have 20 or more employees at any time during the relevant period).