Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (School Lunches) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and shall come into force on 1st August 2015.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 2014 Act” means the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014(1); and
“eligible pre-school child” has the meaning given in section 47(2) of the 2014 Act.
Description of pupil entitled to be provided with a school lunch free of charge
2.—(1) A pupil is of a prescribed description for the purposes of section 53(3)(c) (provision of school meals) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, where the pupil is an eligible pre-school child and falls within the circumstances set out in paragraph (2).
(2) The circumstances are that the pupil is a child who—
(a)falls within section 47(3) (duty to secure provision of early learning and childcare) of the 2014 Act; or
(b)has a parent who is in receipt of one or more of the benefits listed in article 1(2)(d), (e) and (f) of the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Order 2014(2).
FIONA McLEOD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
16th June 2015