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The Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000

S.S.I. 2000/298 · Made 22 August 2000

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EDUCATION

Made 22nd August 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 61(2), (3) and (4) of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000f1, hereby make the following Order:

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Footnotes

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Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Appointed day
  4. 4Transitional Provisions
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 23RD AUGUST 2000
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000.

2Interpretation

In this Order–

  • “the Act” means the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000; and

  • “the 1988 Act” means the School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988f1.

3Appointed day

The appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order and described by reference to the subject matter in column 2 of that Schedule shall be 23rd August 2000, but, where a particular purpose in relation to any such provision is specified in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day for that purpose only.

4Transitional Provisions

Where at the day appointed by article 3 of this Order a vacancy has arisen prior to that day for a parent member of a School Board but as at that day a by-election has not been held and the vacancy filled, the provisions of section 28 of the Act shall apply in relation to that vacancy.

Signature

PETER PEACOCK

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

Victoria Quay,

Edinburgh

22nd August 2000

PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 23RD AUGUST 2000

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Provisions of the ActSubject matterPurpose
Section 9Inspection of education authority
Section 10Code of Practice as regards inspection of education authority
Section 28Vacancies for parent members of School Board
Section 60(1)Amendment of the 1988 ActOnly for the purpose of bringing into force the amendments to the 1988 Act in paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Act.

Explanatory note

(This note is note part of the Order)

Article 3 of this Order brings into force sections 9, 10, and 28 of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (“the Act”) on 23rd August 2000.

Section 9 of the Act empowers Scottish Ministers to request an inspection of a local authority in relation to their school education functions.

Section 10 of the Act allows Scottish Ministers to issue codes of practice as regards inspection of education authorities under section 9.

Section 28 of the Act amends the existing requirement to hold a by election to fill parental vacancies on a School Board which arise either following a regular election or during a member’s term of office.

Article 4 of the Order contains a transitional provision requiring any vacancy for a parent member of a School Board occurring prior to 23rd August 2000 to be governed by the provisions of section 28 of the Act, if a by-election has not been held and the vacancy filled.

The Order also commences some minor consequential amendments to the School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988.