
1 
This Order may be cited as the Provision of School Lunches (Disapplication of the Requirement to Charge) (Scotland) Order 2007 and shall come into force forthwith.
2 
In this Order–
 “the 1980 Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980;
 “the 2003 Act” means the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003;
 “Primary 1”, “Primary 2” and “Primary 3” mean respectively the first, second or third yearly stage of primary education;
 “primary education” has the same meaning as in section 135(2)(a) of the 1980 Act;
 “pupil” and “school” have the same meanings as in section 135(1) of the 1980 Act;
 “school lunch” has the same meaning as in section 53(5) of the 1980 Act; and
 “the councils” means East Ayrshire Council, Fife Council, Glasgow City Council, Scottish Borders Council and West Dunbartonshire Council.
3 
Section 53(2) of the 1980 Act (duty to charge for school lunches) is disapplied in relation to the councils to the extent necessary to enable them to provide, in pursuance of section 20(1) of the 2003 Act, school lunches free of charge to all pupils in Primary 1, Primary 2 and Primary 3 of primary education within schools under their management.
4 
This Order ceases to have effect on 30th June 2008.
ADAM H INGRAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th October 2007