Regulation 2 Amendment of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016

(1)

The Education (Scotland) Act 2016^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 6B(3) (standards relating to Gaelic education) (inserted by section 16(2) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025^f2), for paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d)

His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland^f3,”.

(3)

In section 13B (process for assessment of viability) (inserted by section 29(2) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025), for subsection (1)(a)(ii) substitute—

“(ii)

His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland,”.

(4)

In section 13D (power for Scottish Ministers to direct establishment of all-Gaelic school) (inserted by section 29(2) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025), for subsection (2)(a)(ii) substitute—

“(ii)

His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland, and”.

(5)

In section 16B (availability of qualifications through the medium of Gaelic) (inserted by section 23(2) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025)—

(a)

for “the Scottish Qualifications Authority” substitute “Qualifications Scotland^f4” in both places where it appears,

(b)

for “the Authority” substitute “Qualifications Scotland” in both places where it appears.

(6)

In section 16C (production of material relating to qualifications through the medium of Gaelic) (inserted by section 23(2) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025) for “the Scottish Qualifications Authority” substitute “Qualifications Scotland” in both places where it appears.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2016 asp 8.
f2: 2025 asp 10.
f3: The office of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland is established by the Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 11), section 33(1).
f4: Qualifications Scotland is established by the Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 11), section 1(1).