The Scottish Examination Board (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Made3rd March 1996

Laid before Parliament11th March 1996

Coming into force1st April 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred in him by section 129 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 Scottish Examination Board (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

Amendment of the Scottish Examination Board Regulations 19812.

Paragraph (2) of regulation 6 (membership) of the Scottish Examination Board Regulations 19812 shall be amended by substituting for the words “Directors of education” the words “Persons employed by education authorities in an administrative capacity as respects the discharge of their education function”.

Raymond S Robertson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

3rd March 1996

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations made a consequential amendment to the Scottish Examination Board Regulations 1981 in light of the abolition, by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, of the statutory post of director of education with effect from 1st April 1996.