The Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2003

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 84 (C. 4)

EDUCATION

The Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2003

Made

10th February 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 61(2) of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000(1), hereby make the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2003.

Appointed Day

2.  1st August 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 15 (requirement that education be provided in mainstream schools) of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000.

CATHY JAMIESON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

10th February 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st August 2003 section 15 of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000. Section 15 establishes a statutory presumption in favour of “mainstream education” where an education authority is providing school education. “Mainstream education” in this context refers to education in a school other than a special school. Section 15 also recognises that a mainstream setting may not be appropriate in all cases and sets out circumstances where an education authority may decide to offer education in a special school.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
Section 22	28th July 2000	2000/258
Section 9	23rd August 2000	2000/298
Section 10
Section 28
Section 60(1) (partially)
Sections 1–8, 11–14, 16–21, 24–27, 29–31, 38, 40–43	13th October 2000	2000/361
Section 44 (other than the words from “or (vii)” to “numbers;” in section 44(4)
Section 45
Section 46 (partially)
Sections 47 and 48
Section 49 (partially)
Section 51 (partially)
Section 52 (partially)
Sections 53 and 54
Sections 56–59
Section 60 (partially)
Section 46 (so far as not already in force)	1st November 2001	2000/361
Section 50 (partially)
Section 51 (so far as not already in force)
Section 52 (so far as not already in force)
Section 60 (partially)
Section 55	23rd March 2001	2001/102
Section 32	4th March 2002	2002/72
Section 33
Section 34
Section 35
Section 36
Section 37
Section 39	1st April 2002	2002/72

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2000 asp 6.