Part 2: Legislative and executive competence: further provision Chapter 14: Equal opportunities Section 44: Equal opportunities: public sector equality duty
Section 44 amends section 152(2) of the Equality Act 2010 ("the 2010 Act"). The relevant part of this section sets out the process Welsh Ministers must follow when exercising a power to amend the list of relevant Welsh authorities, set out in Part 2 of Schedule 19 of the 2010 Act, which are subject to the public sector equality duty. Welsh Ministers will no longer have to obtain the consent of a Minister of the Crown before making an order amending the list, but instead must inform such a Minister after any amendment to Schedule 19. Section 42 also amends section 154(3) of the 2010 Act. The relevant part of this section sets out the process Welsh Ministers must follow when making regulations imposing specific duties on cross-border public bodies listed in Part 4 of Schedule 19. Welsh Minsters will no longer have to consult a Minister of the Crown before making regulations, but instead must inform such a Minister after any regulations are made.
	The public sector equality duty in section 149 imposes a duty on the public bodies listed in Schedule 19 to have regard to three specified equality matters when exercising their functions