# Education (Scotland) Act 1980, Section 56E: Food and drink: guidance about sustainable development

Extent: S

(1) Subsection (2) applies where an education authority—
(a) provide food or drink under section subsection (2) or (3) of section 53 to pupils mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of that section,
(b) for the purpose of providing food or drink under section 53(2) or (3) to such pupils , provide services relating to the provision of the food or drink, or
(c) enter into an agreement for the provision by another person of—
(i) food or drink to be provided under section 53(2) or (3) to such pupils, or
(ii) services relating to the provision of the food or drink.
(2) The authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers about the application of the principles of sustainable development.
(3) Subsection (4) applies where the managers of a grant-aided school—
(a) provide—
(i) food or drink for pupils in attendance at the school, or
(ii) services relating to the provision of such food or drink, or
(b) enter into an agreement for the provision by another person of—
(i) food or drink for pupils in attendance at the school, or
(ii) services relating to the provision of such food or drink.
(4) The managers must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers about the application of the principles of sustainable development.
(5) Guidance issued under subsection (2) or (4) may, in particular, include guidance about the extent to which the application of the principles of sustainable development may be affected by considerations relating to—
(a) fair and ethical trading,
(b) the places where food or drink is produced or processed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/56E (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-1980/section-56E
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