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, hereby make the following Order:
2000 asp 6.

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

(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.

(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