Education (Scotland) Act 1981

4 S In section 135 (interpretation)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) the definition of “special education” shall be omitted;

F1 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iii) for the definition of “special school” there shall be substituted the following—

““special school” means a school making provision wholly or mainly for recorded children, and includes special classes forming part of primary schools or secondary schools and child guidance clinics;” and

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) in paragraph (a), after the word “kind” there shall be inserted “(i)”;

(ii) after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following—

“ ; and (ii) which is, in the case of a pupil with special educational needs, within the provision made for the purpose of meeting his special educational needs until he is transferred to the stage of secondary education; ”;

(iii) in paragraph (b), after the word “kind” there shall be inserted “(i)”; and

(iv) after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following—

“; and (ii) which is, in the case of a pupil with special educational needs, within the provision made for the purpose of meeting his special educational needs until he ceases to be of school age or to receive school education, whichever is the later.”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 para. 4(a)(ii) repealed (14.11.2005) by Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4), s. 35(1), Sch. 3 para. 4(c)(i); S.S.I. 2005/564, art. 2