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1Citation, commencement and interpretation#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2026 and come into force in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2)Subject to paragraph (3), these regulations come into force on the same day as section 1 of the Act comes into force for all purposes.
(3)The following regulations come into force on the same day as section 33 of the Act comes into force for all purposes—
(a)regulation 2(2), (3) and (4),
(b)regulation 3,
(c)regulation 4(2)(a).
(4)In this regulation “the Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 2025.
2Amendment of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016#
(1)The Education (Scotland) Act 2016 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 6B(3) (standards relating to Gaelic education) (inserted by section 16(2) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025), for paragraph (d) substitute—“d His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland,”
(3)In section 13B (process for assessment of viability) (inserted by section 29(2) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025), for subsection (1)(a)(ii) substitute—“ii His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland,”
(4) In section 13D (power for Scottish Ministers to direct establishment of all-Gaelic school) (inserted by section 29(2) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025), for subsection (2)(a)(ii) substitute—“ii His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland, and”
(5)In section 16B (availability of qualifications through the medium of Gaelic) (inserted by section 23(2) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025)—
(a)for “the Scottish Qualifications Authority” substitute “Qualifications Scotland” in both places where it appears,
(b)for “the Authority” substitute “Qualifications Scotland” in both places where it appears.
(6)In section 16C (production of material relating to qualifications through the medium of Gaelic) (inserted by section 23(2) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025) for “the Scottish Qualifications Authority” substitute “Qualifications Scotland” in both places where it appears.
3Amendment of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005#
(1)The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 3 (Gaelic language plans), in subsection (6A) (inserted by section 22(2)(b) of the Scottish Languages Act 2025), for paragraph (a) substitute—“a His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland,”
4Amendment of the Budget (Scotland) Act 2025#
(1)The Budget (Scotland) Act 2025, schedule 1 (the Scottish Administration) is amended as follows.
(2)In column 1 (purposes) of the table, in relation to purpose 4—
(a)after “funding of” insert “the office of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland,”,
(b)for “and Scottish Qualifications Authority accreditation” substitute “, Scottish Qualifications Authority accreditation and Qualifications Scotland accreditation”,
(c)after “Scottish Qualifications Authority” where it second appears, insert “and Qualifications Scotland”.
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