SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 18

Public sector equality duty: exceptions

Exceptions that are specific to section 149(2)
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1
Section 149(2) (application of section 149(1) to persons who are not public authorities but by whom public functions are exercisable) does not apply to—
a
a person listed in sub-paragraph (2);
b
the exercise of a function listed in sub-paragraph (3).
2
Those persons are—
a
the House of Commons;
b
the House of Lords;
c
the Scottish Parliament;
d
the National Assembly for Wales;
e
the General Synod of the Church of England;
f
the Security Service;
g
the Secret Intelligence Service;
h
the Government Communications Headquarters;
i
a part of the armed forces which is, in accordance with a requirement of the Secretary of State, assisting the Government Communications Headquarters.
3
Those functions are—
a
a function in connection with proceedings in the House of Commons or the House of Lords;
b
a function in connection with proceedings in the Scottish Parliament (other than a function of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body);
c
a function in connection with proceedings in the National Assembly for Wales (other than a function of the Assembly Commission).