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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2025/11",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Scotland) Act 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-2025",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "The accreditation function",
  "text": "(1) Qualifications Scotland has the function of—\n(a) accrediting qualifications as meeting such requirements as are specified by it, and\n(b) making such arrangements as it considers appropriate to satisfy itself as to the suitability of the establishments which provide, or are to provide, qualifications accredited under paragraph (a).\n(2) Qualifications Scotland must publish the requirements specified by it in pursuance of subsection (1)(a).\n(3) The function conferred by subsection (1) is to be carried out by the Accreditation Committee.\n(4) Qualifications Scotland may not exercise any of its functions under this section in relation to a degree (within the meaning of section 2(5)).",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 66(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 4 in force at 1.2.2026 by S.S.I. 2026/2, reg. 2(2)(3), sch. Pt. 1"
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/11/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:11:55.294655+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."
}