1987 No. 290 (S. 16)
The Schools General (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1987
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of the Education (Scotland) Act 19801 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Schools General (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st April 1987.
Amendment of the principal regulations2
For regulation 5 of the Schools General (Scotland) Regulations 19752 there shall be substituted the following regulation:–
Minimum number of school days5
An education authority shall, except where prevented by circumstances outwiththeir control, secure that every school under their management shall be open for at least–
a
198 school days (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) in the school year which ends on 31st July 1987; and
b
190 school days (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) in each subsequent school year.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)