The Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Regulations 2026

Part 1 Provisions of the Act coming into force on 1 February 2026

Column 1 (provision of the Act)	Column 2 (subject matter)	Column 3 (purpose)
Section 1(2) and 1(3)	Qualifications Scotland	For all remaining purposes
Section 2	The function of awarding qualifications
Section 3	The quality assurance function
Section 4	The accreditation function
Section 5	The advisory function
Section 6	Working with, or recognition of, others
Section 7	Duties when exercising functions
Section 8(2)	Consultation with Strategic Advisory Council	For the purposes of Scottish Ministers issuing any guidance as to the fulfilment of the requirement imposed by subsection (1)
Section 8(3), (4) and (5)	Consultation with Strategic Advisory Council
Section 10	Expert Group on Qualifications Standards
Section 14	Other charters
Section 15	Guidance about assistance for people with educational support needs
Section 16	Corporate plan of Qualifications Scotland
Section 20	Accounts and audit of Qualifications Scotland
Section 21	Scottish Ministers’ power to direct Qualifications Scotland
Section 22	Guidance by the Scottish Ministers to Qualifications Scotland
Section 23	Provision of information by Qualifications Scotland
Section 24	Corporate plan of the Accreditation Committee
Section 26	Scottish Ministers’ power to direct the Accreditation Committee
Section 27	Financial assistance
Section 28	Funding and use of resources
Section 29	General powers
Section 30	Publication of documents
Section 31	Review of arrangements for assuring quality of qualifications
Section 32	Review of accreditation function
Section 59	Transfer of staff, property etc. to Qualifications Scotland	For all remaining purposes
Section 61	Transitional provisions
Section 62	Consequential modifications	For the purpose of bringing into force schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 1(2)(b), 2, 3, 4(2)(b), 5, 6, 7, 8(2)(b), 9, 10 and 12 to 15
Schedule 1, Part 3 and Part 4 paragraphs 10, 11(1) to (7) and (9) to (11), 12(1) to (7) and (9) to (10), 13, 14, 15 and 16	Qualifications Scotland
Schedule 3 paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4	Transfer of staff, property, etc. to Qualifications Scotland
Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 1(2)(b), 2, 3, 4(2)(b), 5, 6, 7, 8(2)(b), 9, 10 and 12 to 15	Consequential modifications