# Education (Scotland) Act 2025, Paragraph 15: Authority to perform functions

Extent: S

(1) Qualifications Scotland may authorise—
(a) any of its members,
(b) any committee or sub-committee established by it,
(c) any member of its staff,
(d) subject to the consent of the Scottish Ministers, any other person,
to perform such of its functions (and to such extent) as it may determine.
(2) But Qualifications Scotland may not authorise another person to perform any of the following functions—
(a) approving its corporate plan for submission to the Scottish Ministers under section 16,
(b) approving its annual report prepared under section 17,
(c) approving its accounts for submission to the Scottish Ministers under section 20,
(d) the functions of the Accreditation Committee.
(3) The Accreditation Committee may authorise—
(a) any of its members,
(b) any sub-committee established by it,
(c) any member of staff of Qualifications Scotland,
to perform such of its functions (and to such extent) as it may determine.
(4) But the Accreditation Committee may not authorise another person to perform any of the following functions—
(a) approving the corporate plan prepared under section 24,
(b) approving the annual report prepared under section 25.
(5) The giving of authority under this paragraph to perform a function does not—
(a) affect Qualifications Scotland’s or (as the case may be) the Accreditation Committee’s responsibility for the performance of the function, or
(b) prevent Qualifications Scotland or (as the case may be) the Accreditation Committee from performing the function itself.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/11/schedule/1/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-15
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