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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 74 (C. 7)

Education

The Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2023

Made

14th March 2023

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

16th March 2023

Coming into force

29th March 2023

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(2) of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 29 March 2023.

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of section 21 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (learning hours), in so far as not already in force, is 29 March 2023.

SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

14th March 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring section 21 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 fully into force on 29 March 2023. Section 21, which inserts section 2ZA into the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, was previously commenced for the limited purposes of consulting on any regulations to be made under that section.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Bill for the 2016 Act received Royal Assent on 8th March 2016. Section 33(1) brought Part 4 of the 2016 Act into force on the day after Royal Assent (apart from section 30). The provisions of the 2016 Act commenced by earlier commencement regulations are detailed in the table below.

ProvisionDate of CommencementInstrument
Section 1 (partially)1st August 20162016/192
Section 1 (in so far as not already in force)1st August 20172017/164
Section 2(1) and (2) (partially)1st August 20162016/192
Section 2(1) and (2) (in so far as not already in force)1st August 20172017/164
Section 2(3) (partially)1st August 20162016/192
Section 2(3) (in so far as not already in force)1st August 20172017/164
Section 2(4)(a) (partially)1st August 20162016/192
Section 2(4)(a) (in so far as not already in force)1st August 20172017/164
Section 2(4)(b)1st August 20162016/192
Section 3(1) and (2) (partially)1st August 20162016/192
Section 3(1) and (2) (partially)1st December 20162016/192
Section 3(1) and (2) (in so far as not already in force)1st August 20172017/164
Section 3(3) to (7)1st August 20172017/164
Section 41st August 20162016/192
Section 51st August 20172017/164
Section 61st August 20172017/164
Section 7 (partially)1st August 20162016/192
Section 7 (in so far as not already in force)1st February 20172016/386
Section 81st February 20172016/386
Section 91st February 20172016/386
Section 101st February 20172016/386
Section 111st February 20172016/386
Section 121st February 20172016/386
Section 131st February 20172016/386
Section 141st February 20172016/386
Section 151st February 20172016/386
Section 1615th July 20162016/192
Section 1715th July 20162016/192
Section 181st February 20172016/386
Section 19 (partially)1st January 20172016/386
Section 19 (partially)1st August 20172017/164
Section 19 (in so far as not already in force)10th January 20182017/354
Section 201st January 20172016/386
Section 21(1) and (2) (partially)1st August 20162016/192
Section 22(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6)1st April 20182018/36
Section 24 (partially)1st January 20172016/386
Section 24 (in so far as not already in force)10th January 20182017/164 as amended by 2017/352
Section 261st January 20172016/386
Section 271st January 20172016/386
Section 28(1)1st January 20172016/386
Section 28(3)10th January 20182017/354
Section 291st August 20162016/192
Section 301st August 20162016/192
Schedule, paragraph 151st August 20172017/164
Schedule, paragraph 20 (partially)1st January 20172016/386
Schedule (in so far as not already in force)10th January 20182017/354