Education (Scotland) Act 1996

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I The Scottish Qualifications Authority

   1. Establishment

      1. 1. The Scottish Qualifications Authority.

   2. Functions

      1. 2. General functions of SQA.

      2. 3. Accreditation function.

      3. 4. Quality assurance.

      4. 5. Advisory function.

      5. 6. Incidental functions.

      6. 7. Regard to certain considerations.

      7. 8. Services to others, collaboration, agency etc.

      8. 9. Secretary of State’s directions to SQA.

   3. Information

      1. 10. Provision of information by SQA.

      2. 11. Annual report.

   4. Financial provisions

      1. 12. Financial duties of SQA.

      2. 13. Payment of grants etc. to SQA.

      3. 14. Secretary of State’s power to make loans.

      4. 15. Secretary of State’s guarantees of SQA’s borrowing.

      5. 16. Accounts, records and audit.

   5. Property

      1. 17. Transfer of property etc. to SQA.

   6. Staff

      1. 18. Transfer of staff to SQA.

   7. Dissolution of the Scottish Examination Board and of the Scottish Vocational Education Council: the Winding Down Period

      1. 19. Dissolution of the Scottish Examination Board and of the Scottish Vocational Education Council.

   8. Transitional

      1. 20. Transitional provisions as regards SQA.

   9. Interpretation of Part I

      1. 21. Interpretation of Part I.

   10. Service of documents

       1. 22. Service of documents.

3. Part II Education for Children Under School Age

   1. 23. Grants for education of children under school age.

   2. 24. Grants: requirements.

   3. 25. Delegation of functions.

   4. 26. Disclosure of information.

   5. 27. Interpretation of Part II.

4. Part III School Boards

   1. 28. School Boards: elections.

   2. 29. School Boards: terms of office.

   3. 30. School Boards: conflict of interest.

   4. 31. School Boards: miscellaneous.

5. Part IV Miscellaneous

   1. 32. Assessment of secondary school pupils.

   2. 33. Placing requests.

   3. 34. Stamp duty.

   4. 35. Regulations and orders.

   5. 36. Transitional provisions, miscellaneous amendments and repeals.

   6. 37. Short title, commencement and extent.

6. Schedules:

   1. Schedule 1

      The Scottish Qualifications Authority.

   2. Schedule 2

      Further Provisions and Savings relating to the Winding Down Period.

   3. Schedule 3

      Transitional Provisions for SQA.

   4. Schedule 4

      Amendment of the School Boards (Scotland) Act 19881988.

   5. Schedule 5

      Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments.

   6. Schedule 6

      Repeals.