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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/right-to-time-off-for-study-or-training-scotland-regulations-1999/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1058",
  "legislation_title": "The Right to Time Off for Study or Training (Scotland) Regulations 1999",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations–\n“the 1996 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 1996;\n“BTEC” means Business and Technology Education Council;\n“CSYS” means Certificate of Sixth Year Studies;\n“GCE “A” level examination” and “GCE “AS” examination” mean General Certificate of Education advanced level examination and advanced supplementary examination respectively;\n“GCSE” means General Certificate of Secondary Education;\n“GNVQ” means General National Vocational Qualification;\n“SVQ” means General Scottish Vocational Qualification;\n“NVQ” means National Vocational Qualification;\n“SQA” means Scottish Qualifications Authority;\n“SVQ” means Scottish Vocational Qualification.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "ssi/2001/298",
      "affecting_title": "The Right to Time Off for Study or Training (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2001"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1058/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:51:26.215170+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."
}