{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/self-governing-schools-etc-scotland-act-1989/schedule-3/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/self-governing-schools-etc-scotland-act-1989/schedule-3/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1989/39",
  "legislation_title": "Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/self-governing-schools-etc-scotland-act-1989",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "It shall be the duty of the school board to secure that the prescribed body take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that each person who is eligible to vote in the ballot is—\n(a) without prejudice to sub-paragraph (b) below, given such information about the consequence for the school of acquisition of self-governing status as may reasonably be expected to enable him to form a proper judgment as to whether such status should be sought for the school;\n(b) given such information, including (without prejudice to the generality of this sub-paragraph) information—\n(i) about the ballot and about the procedure for the acquisition of self-governing status; and\n(ii) in the case of a ballot held by virtue of section 15 of this Act, an explanation (which in the case of a ballot required by a notice under subsection (1) of that section shall repeat the reasons given in the notice by the Secretary of State for declaring the earlier ballot void) as to why a fresh ballot is to be held,\nas may be prescribed;\n(c) informed that he is entitled to vote in the ballot; and\n(d) given an opportunity to do so by being provided timeously with a ballot paper which sets out the question as to whether such status should be sought for the school and invites him to vote “yes” or “no” to that question.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/39/schedule/3/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:45:51.296874+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."
}