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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025-commencement-no-2-transitional-and-transitory-provisions-regulations-2026/schedule/part-1",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2026/2",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025-commencement-no-2-transitional-and-transitory-provisions-regulations-2026",
  "path": "schedule/part/1",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Provisions of the Act coming into force on 1 February 2026",
  "text": "Column 1 (provision of the Act)\nColumn 2 (subject matter)\nColumn 3 (purpose)\nSection 1(2) and 1(3)\nQualifications Scotland\nFor all remaining purposes\nSection 2\nThe function of awarding qualifications\nSection 3\nThe quality assurance function\nSection 4\nThe accreditation function\nSection 5\nThe advisory function\nSection 6\nWorking with, or recognition of, others\nSection 7\nDuties when exercising functions\nSection 8(2)\nConsultation with Strategic Advisory Council\nFor the purposes of Scottish Ministers issuing any guidance as to the fulfilment of the requirement imposed by subsection (1)\nSection 8(3), (4) and (5)\nConsultation with Strategic Advisory Council\nSection 10\nExpert Group on Qualifications Standards\nSection 14\nOther charters\nSection 15\nGuidance about assistance for people with educational support needs\nSection 16\nCorporate plan of Qualifications Scotland\nSection 20\nAccounts and audit of Qualifications Scotland\nSection 21\nScottish Ministers’ power to direct Qualifications Scotland\nSection 22\nGuidance by the Scottish Ministers to Qualifications Scotland\nSection 23\nProvision of information by Qualifications Scotland\nSection 24\nCorporate plan of the Accreditation Committee\nSection 26\nScottish Ministers’ power to direct the Accreditation Committee\nSection 27\nFinancial assistance\nSection 28\nFunding and use of resources\nSection 29\nGeneral powers\nSection 30\nPublication of documents\nSection 31\nReview of arrangements for assuring quality of qualifications\nSection 32\nReview of accreditation function\nSection 59\nTransfer of staff, property etc. to Qualifications Scotland\nFor all remaining purposes\nSection 61\nTransitional provisions\nSection 62\nConsequential modifications\nFor the purpose of bringing into force schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 1(2)(b), 2, 3, 4(2)(b), 5, 6, 7, 8(2)(b), 9, 10 and 12 to 15\nSchedule 1, Part 3 and Part 4 paragraphs 10, 11(1) to (7) and (9) to (11), 12(1) to (7) and (9) to (10), 13, 14, 15 and 16\nQualifications Scotland\nSchedule 3 paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4\nTransfer of staff, property, etc. to Qualifications Scotland\nSchedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 1(2)(b), 2, 3, 4(2)(b), 5, 6, 7, 8(2)(b), 9, 10 and 12 to 15\nConsequential modifications",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/2/schedule/part/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:32:17.924852+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."
}