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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/14" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2002" Number="0014">Scottish Qualifications Authority Act 2002</Citation></Title>
<Number>14</Number>
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<DateText>6 June 2002</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00018" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/14/section/2" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-2">Section 2</CitationSubRef> - Power to regulate <Abbreviation Expansion="Scottish Qualifications Authority">SQA</Abbreviation> procedures</Title>
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<Text><CitationSubRef id="c00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2002/14/section/2" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-2">Section 2</CitationSubRef> gives the Scottish Ministers a power to make regulations about the procedure of the SQA and its committees.  Among other things, these regulations may  make specific provision for a representative of the Scottish Ministers, other than a member of the SQA, to participate at meetings of the SQA and its committees.</Text>
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<Text>By virtue of section 35 of the <Abbreviation Expansion="Education (Scotland) Act 1996 c. 43">1996 Act</Abbreviation>, such regulations will be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.</Text>
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