(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000 (“the Commencement Order”). Article 2 inserts into the Commencement Order further transitional and savings provisions. It provides for the current procedures under sections 10 and 11 of and Schedule 2 to the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 to continue to apply to cases where consideration by the Investigating and Disciplinary Committees has commenced prior to 1st November 2001.