2020 No. 183
The Period Products in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2020
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2 and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 M1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretationI11
These Regulations may be cited as the Period Products in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 19 October 2020.
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In these Regulations, “period products” means products the purpose of which is to absorb or collect menstrual flow and includes tampons, sanitary towels and products which are reusable.
Requirement to provide period productsI33
Education authorities are required to make period products available to pupils who need to use them who are—
a
in attendance at a public school,
b
accommodated at a hostel provided and maintained by them.
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1
The condition set out in paragraph (2) is prescribed for the purpose of section 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 in respect of grant-aided schools.
2
Managers of grant-aided schools are required to make period products available to pupils who need to use them who are in attendance at such schools.
1980 c.44. Section 2 was amended by section 69(1) of the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.39) (“the 1989 Act”) and by section 36(2) and schedule 6 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1996 (c.43). Section 74 was amended by section 82(1) and paragraph 8(17) of schedule 10 of the 1989 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).