{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-1980/section-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-1980/section-6.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/44",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Scotland) Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-1980",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Social activities, physical education, etc.",
  "text": "(1) For the purpose of securing , under section 1(3) of this Act, the provision of facilities for social, cultural and recreative activities and physical education and training, an education authority may—\n(a) establish, maintain and manage—\n(i) camps, outdoor centres, playing fields and swimming pools;\n(ii) play areas and centres;\n(iii) sports halls, centres and clubs;\n(iv) youth, community and cultural centres and clubs,\nand other places at which any such facilities as aforesaid are available;\n(b) organise holiday classes, games, expeditions and other activities.\n(2) In the exercise of their powers under subsection (1) above an education authority—\n.0. . . may assist any body whose objects include;\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nthe provision or promotion of social, cultural and recreative activities and physical education and training or the facilities for such activities, education and training.\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words inserted (1.4.1983) by Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43), s. 69(2), Sch. 3 para. 38 and S.I. 1982/1397, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Letter “(a)” in s. 6(2) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 118(3)(a)(i), Sch.14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "s. 6(2)(b) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 118(3)(a)(ii), Sch.14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 6(3) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 118(3)(b), Sch.14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:15:17.434244+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}