{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2016/section-16B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2016/section-16B.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2016/8",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Scotland) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2016",
  "path": "section/16B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16B",
  "heading": "Availability of qualifications through the medium of Gaelic",
  "text": "(1) In exercising its function of devising qualifications, Qualifications Scotland must ensure that these qualifications include an appropriate number and range of qualifications available through the medium of the Gaelic language.\n(2) In deciding what is an appropriate number and range of qualifications for the purpose of subsection (1), Qualifications Scotland must—\n(a) seek advice from—\n(i) the Scottish Ministers,\n(ii) Bòrd na Gàidhlig,\n(iii) such other persons with expertise or an interest in the Gaelic language as Qualifications Scotland considers appropriate,\n(b) have regard to—\n(i) any advice received in response to a request under paragraph (a),\n(ii) any information Qualifications Scotland has about the demand for qualifications in particular subjects or at particular levels.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 16B, 16C and cross-heading inserted (30.11.2025) by Scottish Languages Act 2025 (asp 10), ss. 23(2), 48(2); S.S.I. 2025/348, reg. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 16B substituted (1.2.2026) by The Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/40), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(a); S.S.I. 2026/2, reg. 2(2)(3), sch. Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 16B substituted (1.2.2026) by The Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/40), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(b); S.S.I. 2026/2, reg. 2(2)(3), sch. Pt. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/8/section/16B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:36.417782+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."
}