Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 8)

PART 2 S [F1 Gaelic education]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2 heading substituted (30.11.2025) by Scottish Languages Act 2025 (asp 10), ss. 15(2), 48(2); S.S.I. 2025/348, reg. 2, sch.

[F2 Functions of Scottish Ministers] S

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 6A and cross-heading inserted (30.11.2025) by Scottish Languages Act 2025 (asp 10), ss. 15(3), 48(2); S.S.I. 2025/348, reg. 2, sch.

[F3 6D Production of school education resources in Gaelic S

(1) When the Scottish Ministers produce any information, guidance or documents in the English language for use in school education by teachers or pupils, they must consider whether also to produce that material in the Gaelic language.

(2) The Scottish Ministers must, on request from an education authority, consider whether to produce a translation into the Gaelic language of any material of the type mentioned in subsection (1), including material produced before this section came into force.

(3) In this section, a reference to the Scottish Ministers producing material includes—

(a) that material being produced, commissioned, procured or funded for or by the Scottish Ministers,

(b) that material being updated.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 6D, 6E inserted (30.11.2025) by Scottish Languages Act 2025 (asp 10), ss. 18(2), 48(2); S.S.I. 2025/348, reg. 2, sch.