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Equality Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 212A:"Page 42, line 37, leave out from ““a”” to end of line 39 and insert ““Scottish charity within the meaning of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005””" The noble Baroness said: This concerns a small point and is just to ensure that everything is in order. Clause   79(1)(b) states that in relation to Scotland, charities mean what they are said to mean in the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Scotland) Act 1990. Recently, the Scots Parliament has again legislated for charities and has a new definition. I understand that the Bill has been passed and had Royal Assent. It has not yet come into effect. The Law Society of Scotland is anxious to know whether the Government appreciate that and whether the old definition is in the Bill because the new Act has not come into effect or whether it is a small mistake. I shall be interested to hear what the Minister has to say. I beg to move.