(1)On any occasion on which they are requested to do so by the Scottish Ministers, or at such intervals as appear to the Scottish Ministers to be appropriate, Her Majesty’s Inspectors, or any person appointed by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of this section (or Her Majesty’s Inspectors and any such person), shall inspect an education authority so as to review the way in which the authority are exercising their functions in relation to the provision of school education.
(2)A request under subsection (1) above may relate to those functions generally or to such matters in relation to those functions as may be specified in the request.
(3)The education authority shall give all assistance which they are reasonably able to give to whomever is carrying out the inspection.