SCHEDULE Minor and consequential amendments

Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.44)

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(1)

In section 36 (power of education authority in relation to irregular attendance of child at a public school) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

after “may” where it second occurs there is inserted —

“(a)”;

and

(ii)

for “or may” there is substituted

“in the court of summary jurisdiction in which proceedings may be taken for the offence, not being the district court; or

(b)

report the circumstances to the procurator fiscal or”;

(b)

for the words “to prosecute” there is substituted “ so to report ”.

(2)

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