Education (Scotland) Act 1981

4 S During the period of three years beginning with the date when section 4 of this Act comes into force—

(a) a child who has before that date been ascertained under the principal Act as originally enacted as requiring special education or to whom a decision referred to in paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to that Act (transitional provisions) relates shall be deemed for the purposes of the provisions of that Act substituted by this Act to be a recorded child until the education authority shall have, in compliance with sub-paragraph (b) below, reached a decision on whether or not to record him;

(b) notwithstanding that a child is deemed under sub-paragraph (a) above to be a recorded child, the education authority shall perform their duties under sections 60 to 62 of the principal Act as substituted by section 4 of this Act in relation to him as if he were not a recorded child;

(c) sections 63 and 64 of the principal Act and section 61 of that Act as applied by section 63 thereof, all as originally enacted, shall have effect subject to such modifications as the Secretary of State may prescribe by regulations made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament;

(d) sections 28C, 28E and 28F of the principal Act and sections 63 to 65 of the principal Act as substituted by this Act shall not apply in relation to a child who is deemed under sub-paragraph (a) above to be recorded.