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Education (Scotland) Act 1996
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1The Scottish Qualifications Authority
(1)The Secretary of State may by order establish a body corporate to be known as the Scottish Qualifications Authority (in this Act referred to as “SQA”).
(2)SQA shall consist of the following members—
(a)not less than fifteen nor more than twenty four individuals (including a chairman) appointed in accordance with subsections (3) and (4) below;
(b)a chief executive appointed in accordance with paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to this Act.
(3)The Secretary of State shall appoint not less than twelve nor more than nineteen of the members mentioned in subsection (2)(a) above including the chairman.
(4)The number of members mentioned in subsection (2)(a) above to be appointed by SQA shall be determined in accordance with the following table where column 1 is the number of members appointed by the Secretary of State and, in relation to that number, column 2 is the minimum number of members required to be appointed by SQA and column 3 is the additional number of members SQA may appoint:—
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 |
(5)Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to SQA.
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