Scottish Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION
Made
8th June 2001
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
11th June 2001
Coming into force
1st August 2001
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 75A(9) and (10) and 75B of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after having consulted such bodies as appear to the Scottish Ministers to be appropriate and to be representative of participating schools in accordance with section 75A(11) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:
1980 c. 44; sections 75A and 75B were inserted by section 5 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 58). Section 75A was amended by the Education (Schools) Act 1997 (c. 59), sections 5 and 6 and the Schedule, and by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), sections 130 and 140 and Schedule 31. Section 135(1) contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.