# Education (Scotland) Act 2025, Paragraph 21: Education (Scotland) Act 1980

Extent: S

(1) The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is modified as follows.
(2) Sections 66 to 66D (inspections) are repealed.
(3) In section 72 (expenses of Secretary of State), subsections (3) to (5) are repealed.
(4) In section 125A (welfare of children and young persons in accommodation provided for purposes of school attendance), the words from “; and the powers” to the end are repealed.
(5) In section 135 (interpretation), the following definitions are repealed—
(a) enforcement direction,
(b) Her Majesty’s inspectors,
(c) preliminary notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/11/schedule/4/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025/schedule-4/paragraph-21
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