Commentary on Sections Schedule 6: Regulation of cosmetic skin piercing and skin-colouring businesses Section 122: Repeal of prohibition on promotion of homosexuality
371.Section 122 repeals section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986 which prohibited local authorities from intentionally promoting homosexuality or publishing material with the intention of doing so or from promoting teaching in schools of the acceptability of homosexuality. A series of consequential provisions are also included in the Act to repeal provisions in other legislation that refer to section 2A.