Equality Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made. Amendment of the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 2 The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 are amended as follows. Regulation 2A 3 In regulation 2A (further listed authorities)— a in paragraph (2), for “to (6)” substitute “and (4)”; b omit paragraphs (5) and (6); and c in paragraph (7)— i omit sub-paragraph (a) and the word “and” immediately after it; and ii in sub-paragraph (b)(i), for “, 4(1)(a), 7(2)(a) and 8(1)(a)” substitute “and 4(1)(a)”. New regulation 6A 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulation 7 5 In regulation 7 (duty to publish gender pay gap information)— a in paragraph (1), after “must” insert “, in accordance with regulation 8A,”; b omit paragraphs (2), (4) and (5); and c in paragraph (3), for “150” substitute “20”. Regulation 8 6 In regulation 8 (duty to publish statements on equal pay, etc. )— a in paragraph (1)— i after “must”, insert “, in accordance with regulation 8A,”; and ii omit the words after “paragraph (2)”; b in paragraph (3), for “150” substitute “20”; c omit paragraph (4); d in paragraph (5), for “paragraph (1)” substitute “this regulation”; and e in paragraph (7), omit “and the figure of “150” in paragraphs (3) and (4)”. New regulation 8A 7 After regulation 8, insert— Publication under regulations 7 and 8 8A 1 Publication under regulations 7(1) and 8(1) is to take place no later than— a 30th April 2016 in the case of Food Standards Scotland; b 30th April 2017 in the case of Historic Environment Scotland or an authority listed in the Schedule; c 30th April 2018 in the case of an authority listed in sub-paragraphs (a) and (d) to (f) of regulation 2A(1). 2 Publication is also to take place— a under regulation 7(1), no later than 30th April in each second year after the year specified in paragraph (1) in relation to the authority in question; b under regulation 8(1), no later than 30th April in each fourth year after the year specified in paragraph (1) in relation to the authority in question. 3 An authority need not effect publication under regulations 7(1) and 8(1) by the end of a relevant period if, during that period, the authority has at no time had 20 or more employees. 4 Each of the following is a “relevant period” for the purposes of paragraph (3)— a in relation to publication under regulation 7(1) by an authority listed in the Schedule, the period from 1st May 2015 to 30th April 2017; b in relation to publication under regulation 8(1) by an authority listed in the Schedule, the period from 1st May 2013 to 30th April 2017; c in relation to publication by Food Standards Scotland, the period from 11th June 2015 to 30th April 2016; d in relation to publication by Historic Environment Scotland, the period from 11th June 2015 to 30th April 2017; e in relation to publication by an authority listed in sub-paragraphs (a) and (d) to (f) of regulation 2A(1), the period from 11th June 2015 to 30th April 2018; f in relation to any listed authority, the period from the day after publication by that authority is due under paragraph (1) (ignoring paragraph (3)) to the day by which publication is next due under paragraph (2); g in relation to any listed authority, the period from the day after publication by that authority is due under paragraph (2) (ignoring paragraph (3)) to the day by which publication is next due under that paragraph. . ALEX NEIL A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 17th March 2016