
2017 No. 164 (C. 14)
Education
The Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017
Made 23rd May 2017
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 25th May 2017
Coming into force 1st August 2017
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 33(2) and (3) of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st August 2017.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “the 2000 Act” means the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000;
 “the 2016 Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 2016.
Appointed days
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2016 Act specified in column 1 of the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of the schedule), is specified in column 3 of the schedule.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 4 of the schedule, a provision specified in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.
JOHN SWINNEY
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
23rd May 2017
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2


Column 1Provisions of the 2016 Act Column 2Subject matter Column 3Appointed day Column 4Purpose
Section 1 Pupils experiencing inequalities of outcome 1st August 2017 For the purpose of inserting section 3B of the 2000 Act.
Section 2(1) and (2) National Improvement Framework 1st August 2017 For the purpose of inserting section 3D of the 2000 Act.
Section 2(3) National Improvement Framework 1st August 2017 For the purpose of repealing section 5 of the 2000 Act.
Section 2(4)(a) National Improvement Framework 1st August 2017 For the purpose of repealing the definition of “annual statement of education improvement objectives”.
Section 3(1) and (2) Plans and reports 1st August 2017 For the purpose of inserting section 3F of the 2000 Act, in so far as not already in force.
Section 3(1) and (2) Plans and reports 1st August 2017 For the purpose of inserting section 3H of the 2000 Act.
Section 3(1) and (2) Plans and reports 1st August 2017 For the purpose of inserting section 3I of the 2000 Act.
Section 3(3) to (7) Plans and reports 1st August 2017 
Section 5 Duties in relation to promotion of health 1st August 2017 
Section 6 Parental involvement 1st August 2017 
Section 19 Additional support for learning 1st August 2017 For the purpose of commencing paragraph 15 of the schedule of the 2016 Act.
Section 24 Enforcement of statutory duties 10th January 2018 In so far as not already in force.
Schedule, paragraph 15 Modifications of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 1st August 2017 