The Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (Modification) Regulations 2017

Made: 6th March 2017

Coming into force: 31st March 2017

In accordance with section 20(6)(a) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (Modification) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 31st March 2017.

Modification of schedule 1 of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010

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• (1) Schedule 1 of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (relevant proposals) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

• (2) In paragraph 2—

• (a) sub-paragraph (a), after “school” insert “(apart from a nursery school)”;

• (b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “school” insert “(apart from a nursery class)”.

• (3) In paragraph 3, for the words from “(in” to the end of the paragraph, substitute—

— (a) a school (apart from a nursery school); or (b) part of a school (apart from a nursery class)

Signed

MARK McDONALD — Authorised to sign by Scottish Ministers — 6th March 2017

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations modify schedule 1 of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”). Section 1 of the 2010 Act imposes various requirements on education authorities where they have formulated a “relevant proposal” and schedule 1 specifies the proposals that are relevant proposals for the purposes of the 2010 Act.

Regulation 2(2) modifies paragraph 2(a) and (b) of schedule 1 (establishment) and regulation 2(3) modifies paragraph 3 of schedule 1 (relocation), to exclude proposals to establish a new nursery school or new nursery class and proposals to relocate a nursery school or nursery class from being relevant proposals for the purposes of the 2010 Act.

Footnotes

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