The Additional Support for Learning (Appropriate Agencies) (Scotland) Order 2005

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 325

EDUCATION

The Additional Support for Learning (Appropriate Agencies) (Scotland) Order 2005

Made

8th June 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

9th June 2005

Coming into force

14th November 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 23(2)(c) of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Additional Support for Learning (Appropriate Agencies) (Scotland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 14th November 2005.

Appropriate agencies

2.  For the purposes of section 23(2) of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2005 (appropriate agencies whose help an education authority may request) the persons specified are–

(a) fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of, and schedule 2 to, the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005(2);

(b) The Scottish Agricultural College; and

(c) Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (in relation to functions under sections 8 to 10A of the Employment and Training Act 1973(3) (careers services of education authorities and provision of ancillary goods and services)).

EUAN MACFARLANE ROBSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

8th June 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies further appropriate agencies for the purposes of section 23(2) of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2005. An education authority may request the help of those agencies in the exercise of any of its functions, as with other local authorities and Health Boards.

The agencies specified by this Order are–

(a) the colleges of further education and higher education institutions set out in schedule 2 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (article 2(a));

(b) The Scottish Agricultural College (article 2(b)); and

(c) Careers Scotland (article 2(c)).

(1)

2004 asp 4.

(2)

2005 asp .

(3)

1973 c. 50. Sections 8 to 10A were inserted by the Trade union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c. 19), sections 45 and 46.