Citation, commencement and interpretation
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This Order may be cited as the Provision of School Education for Children under School Age (Prescribed Children) (Scotland) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
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In this Order–
- “primary school” does not include a nursery class in such a school;
- “school year” means a period of 12 months commencing on 1st August of any year;
- “starting point”, in relation to a child, means–
  1. where a child’s third birthday falls on or between 1st March and 31st August, the autumn term immediately following that birthday;
  2. where a child’s third birthday falls on or between 1st September and 31st December, the spring term immediately following that birthday; and
  3. where a child’s third birthday falls on or between 1st January and the last day of February, the summer term immediately following that birthday;
- “the 1980 Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
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For the purposes of this Order the terms of a school year shall be taken to commence during the following periods–
- as respects the autumn term, the period 1st August to 31st December;
- as respects the spring term, the period 1st January to the last day of February; and
- as respects the summer term, the period 1st March to 31st July.