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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standards-in-scotlands-schools-etc-act-2000/section-34",
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  "legislation": "asp/2000/6",
  "legislation_title": "Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standards-in-scotlands-schools-etc-act-2000",
  "path": "section/34",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": "Guidance to education authorities as respects discharge of certain functions",
  "text": "The Scottish Ministers may from time to time give guidance to education authorities as respects the discharge by authorities of—\n(a) their functions under the 1980 Act and Part 6 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 in relation to the provision of school education for pre-school children;\n(b) in so far as relating to the functions mentioned in paragraph (a) above, any other functions of education authorities under those Acts ; and\n(c) the power conferred by section 33(2) of this Act;\nand education authorities shall, in discharging those functions and exercising that power, have regard to any such guidance.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 34(a) inserted (28.6.2014) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), s. 102(3), Sch. 5 para. 7(a); S.S.I. 2014/131, art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 34(b) substituted (28.6.2014) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), s. 102(3), Sch. 5 para. 7(b); S.S.I. 2014/131, art. 2(1)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/6/section/34",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:26.167957+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."
}