Powers of boards of management
2.—(1) The Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 is amended in accordance with this article.
(2) In section 12(2), after section 12(2)(a), insert–
“(aa)to provide part-time and full-time courses of instruction for persons of school age(1);”.
(3) In section 12(2)(b), after “further education” insert “or any course of instruction provided under sub-paragraph (aa)”.
(1)
By virtue of section 36(3) of the 1992 Act and section 31 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), persons are of school age if they have attained the age of five years and have not attained the age of sixteen years.