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see <ref eId="n3949ed18fce9dd5" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/19/section/9/1">s. 9(1)</ref></p></note></notes><proprietary xmlns:ukm="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/metadata" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" source="#"><dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/19/section/6</dc:identifier><dc:title>Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Act 2026</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:modified>2026-06-10</dc:modified><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dct:valid>2026-05-27</dct:valid><ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="ScottishAct"/><ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/></ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:Year Value="2026"/><ukm:Number Value="19"/><ukm:EnactmentDate Date="2026-05-26"/><ukm:ISBN Value="9780105904632"/></ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:Notes><ukm:Note 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eId="section-6-1"><num>(1)</num><intro><p>References in this Act to an “education provider” are references to—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-6-1-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>in relation to a school under the management of an education authority, that education authority,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-6-1-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>in relation to an independent school, the proprietor of the school,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-6-1-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>in relation to a grant-aided school, the managers of the school.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-6-2"><num>(2)</num><intro><p>The following terms have the meanings given in 
<ref eId="c00001" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/135">section 135</ref>
<ref eId="c00002" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/135">(1)</ref> of the 
<ref eId="c00003" href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/contents">Education (Scotland) Act 1980</ref> (and plural or other related forms are to be construed accordingly)—</p></intro><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-area" eId="term-area">area</term>” (in relation to an education authority),</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-child" eId="term-child">child</term>”,</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-education-authority" eId="term-education-authority">education authority</term>”,</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-grant-aided-school" eId="term-grant-aided-school">grant-aided school</term>”,</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-independent-school" eId="term-independent-school">independent school</term>”,</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-managers" eId="term-managers">managers</term>”,</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-parent" eId="term-parent">parent</term>”,</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-proprietor" eId="term-proprietor">proprietor</term>”,</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-pupil" eId="term-pupil">pupil</term>”,</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-school" eId="term-school">school</term>” (but here the expression does not include a nursery school or a nursery class in a school within the meaning of that section),</p></content></hcontainer><hcontainer name="definition"><content><p>“<term refersTo="#term-young-person" eId="term-young-person">young person</term>”.</p></content></hcontainer></subsection></section></hcontainer></body></act></akomaNtoso>