This Order brings into force sections 6 and 10 (on 10th August 2007) and 1 and 2 (on 3rd January 2008) of the Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the Act”).

Section 6 of the Act makes a number of amendments to section 53 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44) in relation to the provision of meals and snacks in schools. Sections 1 and 2 make provision imposing duties on the Scottish Ministers, education authorities and managers of grant aided schools to endeavour to ensure that public schools and grant-aided schools are health promoting. Section 1 of the Act provides for new section 2A in the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (asp 6) and section 2 amends section 5 of the 2000 Act. Section 10 of the Act is an interpretation provision defining “the 1980 Act” and “the 2000 Act” for the purposes of the Act.