School Education (Ministerial Powers and Independent Schools) (Scotland) Act 2004

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The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 6th October 2004 and received Royal Assent on 12th November 2004

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to confer power on the Scottish Ministers, following inspection of a public or grant-aided school or of an education authority, to direct the school managers or the authority to take specified action; to provide that all non-public schools which provide full-time education for pupils of school age are independent schools; to abolish provisional registration of independent schools; to make amended provision for the registration and regulation of independent schools; to provide for appeals to the sheriff principal against certain decisions by the Scottish Ministers in relation to such schools; and for connected purposes.