Education (Scotland) Act 1981

The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 S

3 S In section 16(2) of the principal Act (conveyance of transferred denominational school)—

(a) after the word “effected” there shall be inserted the word “(a)”,

(b) after the word “sasines” there shall be inserted the words—

“; or

(b) where—

(i) the interest in the land to be transferred is registrable under the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979; or

(ii) the transference itself is so registrable,

by registration under that Act”; and

(c) at the end there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be, registration”.

4 S In section 22(1) of that Act (discontinuance and moves of educational establishments) the words from “and to” to “thereto” and the words “with the sanction of the Secretary of State” shall cease to have effect.

5 S In section 23(1) of that Act (power to provide education for pupils belonging to areas of other authorities) there shall be inserted at the end the words “or of a local education authority in England and Wales”.

6 S In section 23(3) of that Act (areas to which classes of pupils are deemed to belong) after the words “this section” there shall be inserted the words “and sections 1(5)(c) and (d), 28A(1) (as it has effect under Schedule A2 to this Act), 50, 51 and 60 to 65F of this Act.”.

7 S After section 23(6) of that Act, there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(6A) Nothing in this section affects the duty under section 28A of this Act or that section as it has effect under Schedule A2 to this Act of an education authority to place a child in accordance with a placing request or authorises them to decline to make for the pupil to whom the placing request relates such provision of school education as is mentioned in subsection (1) above.”.