Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 99(2) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2019 No.
Education

The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification) (No. 1) Order 2019

Made2019
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(2) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 20141 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 99(2) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification) (No. 1) Order 2019 and comes into force on 1 August 2019.

Modification of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 20142.

(1)

The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 is modified in accordance with this article.

(2)

In section 51 (method of delivery of early learning and childcare), in subsection (1)(b), for “more than 2.5 hours but less than 8 hours” substitute “10 hours or less”.

Name
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order modifies the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”). Part 6 of the 2014 Act makes provision for early learning and childcare.

Article 2(2) modifies section 51(1)(b) of the 2014 Act (method of delivery of early learning and childcare) to require that early learning and childcare made available by education authorities is by way of sessions which are each of 10 hours or less in duration.