17Ending of self-governing status of school
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order provide that, on such date as may be specified in the order, a self-governing school so specified shall cease to be under the management of its board of management and that it shall, in consequence, cease to be a school which is a self-governing school; and the board shall, on that date, cease to exist.
(2)On and after that date, the education authority in whose area the school is situated shall manage the school.
(3)On that date—
(a)all—
(i)land and other property (including corporeal and incorporeal moveable property); and
(ii)rights and obligations,
which immediately before that date were vested in that board shall transfer to and vest in that authority; and
(b)all persons in the employment of that board shall transfer to the employment of that authority.
(4)The vesting of property, rights and obligations under this section shall have effect notwithstanding any rule of law, any obligation or any provision made in or under any enactment (other than this Act or an enactment made under this Act).