
2025 No. 44
Education
The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Modification) Regulations 2025
Made 18th February 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 20th February 2025
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 53(8)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Modification) Regulations 2025 and, subject to paragraph (2), come into force on 1 April 2025.
(2) Regulations 2(a) and 3 come into force on 6 April 2025.
Eligibility for free school meals
2 
In section 53(7) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (provision of school meals)—
(a) omit paragraph (aa),
(b) in paragraph (c), for “£796”, in both places where it appears, substitute “£850”.
Revocation of the Education (School Lunches) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and the Education (School Lunches) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013
3 
The Education (School Lunches) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and the Education (School Lunches) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 are revoked.
JENNY GILRUTH
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
18th February 2025