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Education (Scotland) Act 1996

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3Accreditation function

(1)SQA shall have the function of accrediting qualifications as meeting such requirements as are specified by SQA.

(2)SQA shall publish the requirements specified by it in pursuance of subsection (1) above.

(3)The function of accrediting qualifications conferred on SQA under subsection (1) above shall be carried out by a committee, to be known as the “Accreditation Committee”, established for that purpose by SQA.

(4)The majority of members of the Accreditation Committee shall be individuals who are neither members nor employees of SQA.

(5)At any meeting of the Accreditation Committee, a quorum shall be established only if the majority of members present at the meeting are neither members nor employees of SQA.

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