Legislation – The Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Regulations 2026
Appointed days2.
(1)
27 January 2026 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 9 (Strategic Advisory Council) of the Act.
(2)
1 February 2026 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table).
(3)
Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in Part 1 of the schedule, the corresponding provision specified in column 1 of that table comes into force on 1 February 2026 only for that purpose.
(4)
1 March 2026 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in Part 2 of the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table).
(5)
Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in Part 2 of the schedule, the corresponding provision specified in column 1 of that table comes into force on 1 March 2026 only for that purpose.
(6)
1 April 2026 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in Part 3 of the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table).
(7)
31 August 2026 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in Part 4 of the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table).
(8)
The day on which regulations made under section 9 of the Act come into force is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 8(1) and (2) (consultation with Strategic Advisory Council) of the Act for all remaining purposes.