Part 2: Legislative and executive competence: further provision Chapter 14: Equal opportunities Section 45: Public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities
This section amends the arrangements for the commencement of Part 1 of the 2010 Act in Wales (socio-economic inequalities). It also amends the powers of the Welsh Ministers where they wish to amend section 1 of the 2010 Act. Part 1, which enables the Welsh Ministers to impose the socio-economic duty on public bodies exercising devolved or mainly devolved functions, is already devolved, but there had not until now been an available mechanism for the Welsh Ministers to commence the provision as it relates to those bodies.
	Subsection (2) amends section 1 of the 2010 Act by providing that public authorities exercising a duty relating to devolved Welsh functions must take into account guidance issued by Welsh Ministers when deciding how to fulfil that duty. Where the function concerned is not devolved, the authority must follow guidance issued by a Minister of the Crown.
	Subsection (3) amends section 2 of the 2010 Act by removing the requirement that Welsh Ministers consult a Minister of the Crown prior to making regulations under Part 1 of the 2010 Act.
	In relation to commencement, subsections (4)-(6) amends section 216 of the 2010 Act (commencement) to ensure that the Welsh Ministers may commence Part 1, which will be by order, at a time of their choosing.
	Section 1 of the 2010 Act requires specified public bodies, when making strategic decisions to consider how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities associated with socio-economic disadvantage. Section 2 of the 2010 Act enables the Welsh Ministers, in the case of Welsh bodies, to make regulations amending the list of public bodies which are subject to the duty.