Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

Section 129.

SCHEDULE 11 Amendments of the [1962 c. 47.] Education (Scotland) Act 1962

1 In section 6(3) (co-operation with local authorities in social activities, physical education, etc.), for the words " county, town " there shall be substituted the words " regional, islands ".

2 In section 13 (provision of hostels), the words from "and shall " onwards shall cease to have effect.

3 In section 18(5) (improvements as to premises, etc.), for the words " county or town" there shall be substituted the words " regional or islands ".

4 In section 20 (acquisition of land and execution of works), in subsection (1A), paragraph (a) shall cease to have effect, in paragraph (b) for the words " any such use as aforesaid " there shall be substituted the words " use as the site of an educational establishment, or of playing fields to be used in connection with such an establishment, or of an extension to any such establishment or playing fields (whether contiguous to the establishment or playing fields or detached therefrom)", and the words " acquisition or" shall cease to have effect.

5 Section 23 (co-operation in the performance of functions) shall cease to have effect.

6 In section 25 (power of education authorities to make payments to persons providing education, etc.), in subsection (1)(c), the words "with the approval of the Secretary of State" shall cease to have effect, and subsection (2) shall cease to have effect.

7 In section 71 (power to enforce duty, etc.), after the word " Act" there shall be added the words " or of any other enactment relating to education ".

8 In section 85 (dismissal of teachers), in subsection (2), for the words " a county or town council delegate to their education committee " there shall be substituted the words " an education authority arrange for the exercise by their education committee of " ; and in subsection (4), the words from " and for any sub-committee " to " control of the authority)" shall cease to have effect.

9 In section 86 (appointment of director of education), in subsection (1), after the words " officer of the authority " there shall be inserted the words " and shall hold office on such reasonable terms and conditions, including conditions as to remuneration, as the authority appointing him think fit. "; and the words from " and, on a vacancy " onwards and subsection (2) shall cease to have effect.

10 Sections 88, 89, 90 and 91 shall cease to have effect.

11 In section 125 (procedure on re-organisation of educational endowments), in subsection (6), in paragraph (b), for the words " town council of any burgh " there shall be substituted the words " council of any district ", and, in paragraph (d), for the words " burgh or parish " there shall be substituted the word " district ".

12 In section 145 (general definitions), in paragraph (16), for sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) there shall be substituted the words " a regional or islands council, " ; and the following paragraph shall be inserted at the appropriate place—

“(41AA) ' reporter of the appropriate local authority ' means the reporter of the appropriate local authority for the purposes of the [1968 c. 49.] Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.”