Office of the Queen's Printer for Scotland
The Accounts Commission for Scotland
Audit Scotland
Bord na Gaidhlig (Alba)
The Cairngorms National Park Authority established under section 6 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000(4)
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in respect of its Scottish functions
A Chief Constable of a police force maintained under s.1 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967(5)
NHS National Services Scotland
A council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc(Scotland) Act 1994(6)
A Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(7)
A joint board within the meaning of section 235(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(8)
A joint fire and rescue board constituted by a scheme under section 2(1) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005(9)
The Keeper of the Records of Scotland
The Keeper of the Registers of Scotland
The Law Society of Scotland, in respect of its public functions
The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority established under section 6 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000
A licensing board constituted under section 1 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976(10)
The Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland established under section 3 of the National Galleries of Scotland Act 1906(11)
The Trustees of the National Library of Scotland, constituted under section 1 of the National Library of Scotland Act 1925(12)
The Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland established by the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985(13)
A Passenger Transport Executive within the meaning of Part II of the Transport Act 1968(14) for a passenger transport area within Scotland
A police authority established under section 2 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967
The Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland
The Scottish Arts Council
Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Screen
Sportscotland
Scottish Water
The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise established under the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990(15)
The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
The Scottish Ministers
The Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service in respect of its Scottish functions
The Scottish Qualifications Authority
The Scottish Social Services Council
A Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978
Visitscotland
Education authorities
The managers of a grant-aided school (within the meaning of section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980)(16)
Fundable Bodies as defined in Schedule 2 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005(17)
The managers of a central institution (within the meaning of section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980)
(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations impose duties on specified public authorities with the aim of assisting them to perform better their duties to promote equality of opportunity for disabled persons under section 49A(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as amended by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005).
Regulation 2 requires specified public authorities to publish by 4th December 2006 a Disability Equality Scheme and prescribes the various components of such a Scheme. The authorities are required to publish a revised scheme every three years thereafter.
Regulation 3 requires certain education bodies listed in Part II of the Schedule to make arrangements for each school under its management to do certain tasks including providing it with an annual report in relation to those matters.
Regulation 4 requires the public authorities to implement stipulated components of the Disability Equality Scheme they published pursuant to regulation 2.
Regulation 5 requires those same public authorities to report annually on the implementation of their Disability Equality Scheme.
Regulation 6 requires the Scottish Ministers to publish annual reports with an overview of progress made towards equality of opportunity for disabled persons. The first report is to be published no later than 1st December 2008 and every three years thereafter.
The Schedule has three parts listing the authorities to whom the specific duties will apply.
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect this instrument will have on the costs of business is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, Scottish Parliament, EH99 1SP.
The Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2005