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90c. 46
Scotland Act 1998

Sch. 5

Section K3.K3. Government Indemnity Scheme

The subject-matter of sections 16 and 16A of the National Heritage Act 1980 (public indemnities for objects on loan to museums, art galleries, etc.).

Section K4.K4. Property accepted in satisfaction of tax

The subject-matter of sections 8 and 9 of the National Heritage Act 1980 (payments to Inland Revenue in respect of property accepted in satisfaction of tax, and disposal of such property).

Head L–Miscellaneous

Section L1.L1. Judicial remuneration

Determination of the remuneration of—

(a) judges of the Court of Session,
(b) sheriffs principal and sheriffs,
(c) members of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, and
(d) the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court.

Section L2.L2. Equal opportunities

Equal opportunities, including the subject-matter of—

(a) the Equal Pay Act 1970,
(b) the Sex Discrimination Act 1975,
(c) the Race Relations Act 1976, and
(d) the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

Exceptions

The encouragement (other than by prohibition or regulation) of equal opportunities, and in particular of the observance of the equal opportunity requirements.

Imposing duties on—

(a) any office-holder in the Scottish Administration, or any Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions, to make arrangements with a view to securing that the functions of the office- holder or authority are carried out with due regard to the need to meet the equal opportunity requirements, or
(b) any cross-border public authority to make arrangements with a view to securing that its Scottish functions are carried out with due regard to the need to meet the equal opportunity requirements.

Interpretation

“Equal opportunities” means the prevention, elimination or regulation of discrimination between persons on grounds of sex or marital status, on racial grounds, or on grounds of disability, age, sexual orientation, language or social origin, or of other personal attributes, including beliefs or opinions, such as religious beliefs or political opinions.

“Equal opportunity requirements” means the requirements of the law for the time being relating to equal opportunities.

“Scottish functions” means functions which are exercisable in or as regards Scotland and which do not relate to reserved matters.

Section L3.L3. Control of weapons

Control of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.