Scottish Statutory Instruments
Education
Made
11th June 2019
Coming into force
1st August 2019
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(2) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 99(2) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
1. This Order may be cited as the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification) (No. 1) Order 2019 and comes into force on 1 August 2019.
2.—(1) The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 is modified in accordance with this article.
(2) In section 51 (method of delivery of early learning and childcare), in subsection (1)(b), for “more than 2.5 hours but less than 8 hours” substitute “10 hours or less”.
MAREE TODD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th June 2019
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order modifies the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”). Part 6 of the 2014 Act makes provision for early learning and childcare.
Article 2(2) modifies section 51(1)(b) of the 2014 Act (method of delivery of early learning and childcare) to require that early learning and childcare made available by education authorities is by way of sessions which are each of 10 hours or less in duration.