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UK Law Reference
All sections of Equality Act 2010
2010 c. 15, s.155

Section 155 — Power to impose specific duties: supplementary

Extent: E+W+S

This version in force from 2025-02-24

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) Regulations under section 153 or 154 may require a public authority to consider such matters as may be specified from time to time by—

(a) a Minister of the Crown, where the regulations are made by a Minister of the Crown;

(b) the Welsh Ministers, where the regulations are made by the Welsh Ministers;

(c) the Scottish Ministers, where the regulations are made by the Scottish Ministers.

(2) Regulations under section 153 or 154 may impose duties on a public authority that is a contracting authority within the meaning of the [F1 public procurement legislation] in connection with its public procurement functions.

(3) [F2 In this section—“concession contract” has the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023 (see section 8 of that Act); “covered procurement” has the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023 (see section 1 of that Act); “defence and security contract” has the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023 (see section 7 of that Act); “devolved Scottish authority” has the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023 (see section 2 of that Act); “public procurement functions” means—functions related to covered procurement, other than the procurement of a utilities contract, defence and security contract or concession contract, the exercise of which is regulated by the Procurement Act 2023, as amended from time to time, or functions the exercise of which is regulated by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/446), as amended from time to time; “public procurement legislation” means the Procurement Act 2023 or, in respect of a public authority that is a devolved Scottish authority, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, as amended from time to time; “utilities contract” has the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023 (see section 6 of that Act).]

(4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not affect the generality of section 153 or 154(2)(a).

(5) A duty imposed on a public authority under section 153 or 154 may be modified or removed by regulations made by—

(a) a Minister of the Crown, where the original duty was imposed by regulations made by a Minister of the Crown;

(b) the Welsh Ministers, where the original duty was imposed by regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;

(c) the Scottish Ministers, where the original duty was imposed by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.

Amendment notes

  1. F1 Words in s. 155(2) substituted (24.2.2025) by The Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/163), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(a)
  2. F2 S. 155(3) substituted (24.2.2025) by The Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/163), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(b)