Regulation 3 Amendment of the Education (Appeal Committee Procedures) (Scotland) Regulations 1982

The Education (Appeal Committee Procedures) (Scotland) Regulations 1982^f1 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)^f2, after the definition of “reference” insert—

• ““working days” does not include Saturdays, Sundays or any day observed in the administration of an education authority as a holiday”.

In regulation 5 (acknowledgment of reference)^f3, for “28 days” substitute “5 working days”.

In regulation 7(1) (fixing date of hearing)^f4, for “3 months” substitute “2 months”.

In regulation 8(1) (notification of hearing)^f5, for “as soon as reasonably practicable,” substitute—

“(a)

in the case of a reference other than a reference under sub-paragraph (b) not later than 14 days after receipt of the reference; and

(b)

in the case of a reference under section 19(5)(c) of the 2004 Act not later than 7 days after receipt by the committee of notification from the First-tier Tribunal of the reference;”.

In regulation 9(2) (combined hearings)^f6, for “3 months” substitute “2 months”.

In regulation 14(2) and (3) (notification of decision)^f7, for “28 days” substitute “14 days”.