
1 
This Order may be cited as the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000.
2 
In this Order–
 “the Act” means the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000;
 “the 1965 Act” means the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965; and
 “the 1980 Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
3 

(1) Subject to the provisions of article 4 of this Order, the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Part I of the Schedule to this Order and described by reference to the subject matter in column 2 of Part I of that Schedule shall, insofar as they are not then in force, come into force on 13th October 2000 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of Part I of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day for that purpose only.
(2) Subject to the provisions of article 4 of this Order, the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Part II of the Schedule to this Order and described by reference to the subject matter in column 2 of Part II of that Schedule shall, insofar as they are not then in force, come into force on 1st November 2001 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of Part II of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day for that purpose only.
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(1) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 98(2A) of the 1980 Act by the coming into force of section 24 of the Act on 13th October 2000, the protection of section 98(2A) of the 1980 Act shall continue to apply to any person who has conducted an independent school within the period of one month immediately before 13th October 2000.
(2) Paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 2 to the 1988 Act, as substituted by section 30 of the Act, shall apply only to vacancies which arise after 13th October 2000.
(3) Notwithstanding the coming into force on 13th October 2000 of section 51 of the Act for the purpose specified in relation to that section in column 3 of Part I of the Schedule to this Order, section 12(1) of the 1965 Act shall continue in force as originally enacted until 31st October 2001.
SAM GALBRAITH
A member of the Scottish Executive
Victoria Quay,
Edinburgh
12th October 2000
SCHEDULE
Article 3(1) and (2)
PART I

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions of the Act Subject matter Purpose
1 Right of child to school education 
2 Duty of education authority in providing school education 
3 Raising standards 
4 National priorities in education 
5 Education authority’s annual statement of improvement objectives 
6 School developments plans 
7 Review of school performance 
8 Delegation schemes 
11 Inspection of educational establishments 
12 Code of practice as regards inspection of educational establishments 
13 Guidance to education authorities: raising standards and delegation schemes 
14 Guidance to education authorities as to home education 
16 No justification for corporal punishment 
17 Ending of self governing status of school 
18 Order supplementary to ending of self governing status 
19 Transfer of staff of self governing school 
20 Provision of information in relation to self governing school 
21 Educational endowments in relation to self governing school 
24 Registration of independent school 
25 Welfare of pupil attending independent school 
26 Role of School Board in raising standards and improving quality of education 
27 Election of School Board after school ceases to be self governing 
29 Restriction of councillor’s membership of School Board 
30 Involvement of School Board in preparing short leet for appointment of head teacher etc. 
31 Delegation of education authority’s functions to School Board 
38 Admission of children under school age to primary school 
40 Education outwith school 
41 Rights of appeal against exclusion from school 
42 Grants in respect of activities relating to school education 
43 Placing requests: extent of education authority’s duty 
44 (other than the words from “or (vii)” to “numbers;” in section 44(4)) Further provision as respects placing requests 
45 Functions of the Council 
46(1) and (2) Constitution of the Council Only for the purpose of enabling elections to be held and appointments and nominations to be made [amending the 1965 Act and bringing those amendments into force to enable elections to be held] prior to 1st November 2001 for the Council to be constituted in accordance with the 1965 Act as amended by section 46(1) and (2) on that date
46(3) Repeal 
46(5) Removal from office of the Council members 
47 Keeping of the register of teachers 
48 Provision of information by the Council 
49 Provision of information to the Council Only for the purpose of the insertion into the 1965 Act and bringing into force of sections 9B(a)(i) and (b) and 9C
51 Appeals Only for the purpose of insertion into the 1965 Act and bringing into force a substituted section 12(1) (other than the words from “(a) such person” to “or” in the third place where it occurs)
52 Amendment of section 17 of the 1965 Act Only for the purpose of the insertion into the 1965 Act and bringing into force of a substituted definition of “the register”
53 Power of the Council to borrow money 
54 Power of Scottish Ministers to require the Council to establish committees 
56 Guidance to education authorities as to manner of conducting sex education 
57 Consent of child to medical procedures 
58 Interpretation 
59 Regulations 
60 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals Only for the purpose of bringing into force paragraphs 1(1), (2), (4) and (5)(d)(i) and 3(1), (2), (5), (6), (7) and (8) of Schedule 2 to the Act and in Schedule 3 to the Act– the entry relating to the 1965 Act; in the entry relating to the 1980 Act, the repeal of the words “in attendance at schools” in section 1(5)(a); and the entry relating to the School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988.
PART II

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions of the Act Subject matter Purpose
46 Constitution of the Council For all other purposes
50 Professional Conduct Committee and Investigating and Disciplinary sub committees Only for the purpose of the insertion into the 1965 Act and bringing into force of substituted sections 10, 10A(1), 10B, 10C, 11(1) (except heads (ii) and (iii)), 11(8), 11(9) (except the words “or (2) above”), 11(10), 11(11) and 11B
51 Appeals For all other purposes
52 Amendment of section 17 of the 1965 Act For all other purposes
60 Minor and consequential amendments Only for the purpose of bringing into force, so far as not yet in force, paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Act.