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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025-commencement-no-1-and-transitory-provision-regulations-2025/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2025/351",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025-commencement-no-1-and-transitory-provision-regulations-2025",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations bring into force various provisions of the Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (“the Act”) on 1 December 2025.\nRegulation 2(1) brings the provisions listed in the table in the schedule into force. Regulation 2(2) provides that where a purpose is specified in column 3 of that table, the associated provision comes into force only for that purpose.\nRegulation 3 makes transitory provision relating to paragraph 3(10) of schedule 1 of the Act, which is brought into force by these Regulations. Regulation 3(1) provides that “relevant qualification” in that paragraph of the Act is to be read in accordance with regulation 3(2), and “relevant teaching or training” is to be read accordingly. That paragraph of the Act provides that a “relevant qualification” means (a) a Qualifications Scotland qualification, or (b) a qualification accredited by Qualifications Scotland. Regulation 3(2) provides that it also includes a qualification devised or awarded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority, and a Qualification accredited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. Regulation 3(3) provides that the transitory provision has effect during the period beginning on 1 December 2025 and ending on 30 November 2029.\nThe Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 6 August 2025. Sections 63 to 67 came into force the following day.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/351/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:33:08.917242+00:00"
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  "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."
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