Education (Scotland) Act 1996
Education (Scotland) Act 1996 (1996 c. 43)
- Education (Scotland) Act 1996 (1996 c. 43)
- Part I The Scottish Qualifications Authority
- Establishment
- 1 The Scottish Qualifications Authority.
- Functions
- 2 General functions of SQA.
- 3 Accreditation function.
- 4 Quality assurance.
- 5 Advisory function.
- 6 Incidental functions.
- 7 Regard to certain considerations.
- 8 Services to others, collaboration, agency etc.
- 9 Secretary of State’s directions to SQA.
- Information
- 10 Provision of information by SQA.
- 11 Annual report.
- Financial provisions
- 12 Financial duties of SQA.
- 13 Payment of grants etc. to SQA.
- 14 Secretary of State’s power to make loans.
- 15 Secretary of State’s guarantees of SQA’s borrowing.
- 16 Accounts, records and audit.
- Property
- 17 Transfer of property etc. to SQA.
- Staff
- 18 Transfer of staff to SQA.
- Dissolution of the Scottish Examination Board and of the Scottish Vocational Education Council: the Winding Down Period
- 19 Dissolution of the Scottish Examination Board and of the Scottish Vocational Education Council.
- Transitional
- 20 Transitional provisions as regards SQA.
- Interpretation of Part I
- 21 Interpretation of Part I.
- Service of documents
- 22 Service of documents.
- Part II Education for Children Under School Age
- 23 Grants for education of children under school age.
- 24 Grants: requirements.
- 25 Delegation of functions.
- 26 Disclosure of information.
- 27 Interpretation of Part II.
- Part III School Boards
- 28 School Boards: elections.
- 29 School Boards: terms of office.
- 30 School Boards: conflict of interest.
- 31 School Boards: miscellaneous.
- Part IV Miscellaneous
- 32 Assessment of secondary school pupils.
- 33 Placing requests.
- 34 Stamp duty.
- 35 Regulations and orders.
- 36 Transitional provisions, miscellaneous amendments and repeals.
- 37 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 The Scottish Qualifications Authority
- Status
- Qualifications and tenure of office
- Chairman
- Remuneration, pensions, etc.
- Proceedings
- Conflict of interest
- Confidentiality of information
- Committees
- Delegation of powers
- Staff
- Disposal of property
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 2 Further Provisions and Savings relating to the Winding Down Period
- Vesting of existing bodies’ foreign property in the Scottish Qualifications Authority
- Final reports and accounts of existing bodies etc.
- SCHEDULE 3 Transitional Provisions for SQA
- Continuity of exercise of functions
- Payment of grants by Secretary of State
- Information
- Application of Part I
- SCHEDULE 4 Amendment of the School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988
- SCHEDULE 5 Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments
- The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c.24)
- The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44.)
- The Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.39.)
- The Education (Student Loans) Act 1990 (c.6)
- The Finance Act 1991 (c.31)
- The Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c.37)
- SCHEDULE 6 Repeals
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