Education (Scotland) Act 1981

Placing in schools

1Duty of education authority to comply with parents' requests as to schools

2Provisions supplementary to section 1

Special educational needs

3Special educational needs

4Children and young persons with certain special educational needs

Assisted places scheme

5Assisted places at grant-aided and independent schools

6Consultation on, and consent for, charges in certain educational matters

7Removal of certain controls in connection with denominational schools

8Restriction and abolition of educational schemes

9Registration of independent schools: former grant-aided schools

10Registration of independent schools: offences

11Constitution of Independent Schools Tribunals

12Education in social work establishments

13Provisions relating to Examination Board

14Remuneration of teaching staff

15Educational endowments

16Inspection of religious instruction

17Extension of power to make conditions as to qualifications for admission to teacher training courses and for recommendations for registration

18Transfer to University Courts of certain Universities of power to appoint Principals

20Meaning of " principal Act"

21Amendment of enactments, transitional provisions and repeals

22Short title, commencement and extent

SCHEDULE 1(to be Inserted in the Principal Act as Schedule Al) - Appeal Committees

1An appeal committee set up under section 28D(1) of this...

2An appeal committee shall consist of 3, 5 or 7...

3The persons appointed shall comprise— (a) members of the authority...

4The members of an appeal committee who are members of...

5A person who is a member of the education committee...

6A person shall not be a member of an appeal...

7A person who is— (a) a teacher at a relevant...

8For the purposes of paragraph 7 above, "relevant school" means...

9An appeal committee constituted in accordance with this Schedule shall...

SCHEDULE 2Amendments of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980

1The principal Act shall be amended in accordance with the...

PART ISpecial educational needs

2In section 4 (duty of education authorities to provide child...

3Sections 5 (special education for children with certain disabilities) and...

4In section 135 (interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1)—

PART IIRecording of children and young persons

5In section 38 (attendance orders) for paragraph (b) of subsection...

6In section 40 (period of operation of attendance orders) for...

7In section 54(4)(b) (provision of clothing for pupils at public...

8In section 135(1), at the appropriate place in alphabetical order,...

9In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 for the words "...

10In paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 for the words from...

SCHEDULE 3(to be Inserted in the Principal Act as Schedule A2) - Application of Certain Provisions of this Act to Recorded Children and Young Persons

1Sections 28B and 28D of this Act and Schedule Al...

2Sections 28C, 28E(1) to (6) and 28F(1) and (5) to...

3In relation to a recorded child, for section 28A of...

4(1) Sections 28A, 28B and 28D of this Act and...

5Sections 28C, 28E(1) to (6) and 28F(1) and (5) to...

6Section 28G of this Act shall not apply in relation...

SCHEDULE 4(to be Inserted in the Principal Act as Schedule 1A) - Revocation of Determinations for the Purposes of the Assisted Places Scheme

1The proprietors or managers of a participating school may request...

2On the expiry of the period of notice referred to...

3Subject to paragraph 4 below, the Secretary of State may...

4(1) If the Secretary of State— (a) is not satisfied...

5A notice of revocation of a determination given under paragraph...

6Revocation of a determination shall not affect the operation of—...

SCHEDULE 5(to be Inserted in the Principal Act as Schedule 1B) - Remuneration of Teaching Staff : The Committee

1The committee may, from time to time—

2Subject to any standing orders made under paragraph 1(c) above...

3Subject to the provisions of this Act, the committee or...

4Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 3 above, the...

Recovery of expenditure

5Expenditure incurred by the committee shall be recoverable so far...

6In so far as such expenditure is not defrayed from...

SCHEDULE 6Educational Endowments

1The principal Act shall be amended in accordance with the...

2In section 77 (regulations with respect to certain institutions providing...

3In section 104 (register of educational endowments)—

4In section 105 (schemes for reorganisation of educational endowments)—

5In section 106 (sale of land belonging to educational endowments)—...

6In section 107 (educational endowments applicable in part to non-educational...

7In section 108 (reorganisation of non-educational endowments)—

8In section 109 (provisions regarding interests of individuals), in subsection...

9In section 110 (provisions as to beneficiaries of endowments and...

10In section 111 (accounts and audit of educational endowments)—

11In section 112 (procedure in preparation of reorganisation schemes)—

12Section 113 (procedure in preparation of certain re-organisation schemes) shall...

13In section 114 (effect of schemes)— (a) in subsection (1)—...

14Sections 115 (schemes for small endowments) and 116 (amending schemes)...

15In section 117 (costs of publishing scheme etc.)—

16For section 118 (reports by governing bodies) there shall be...

17After section 118 there shall be inserted the following section—...

18In section 120 (default by governing body)—

19In section 121 (judgment of Court of Session final)—

20In section 122 (interpretation) for the words " Secretary of...

SCHEDULE 7Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965

1In section 2(2) of the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965,...

2In section 7(2) of that Act, after the word "...

The Education (Scotland) Act 1980

3In section 16(2) of the principal Act (conveyance of transferred...

4In section 22(1) of that Act (discontinuance and moves of...

5In section 23(1) of that Act (power to provide education...

6In section 23(3) of that Act (areas to which classes...

7After section 23(6) of that Act, there shall be inserted...

SCHEDULE 8Transitional Provisions

1Any reference in any enactment or other instrument passed or...

2During any period— (a) after the date of the coming...

3During any period— (a) after the date of the coming...

4During the period of three years beginning with the date...

5Any consultation made or other thing done by an education...

6Any— (a) appointment made under paragraph (e) of subsection (4)...

7Any expression used in this Schedule and in the principal...

SCHEDULE 9Repeals

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Education (Scotland) Act 1981

1981 CHAPTER 58

An Act to amend the law relating to education in Scotland; to amend the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965; and to transfer to the respective University Courts the power of appointing the Principals of the Universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

[30th October 1981]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—