Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44)

3(1)In section 36 (power of education authority in relation to irregular attendance of child at a public school) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)after “may” where it second occurs there is inserted —

“(a)”; and

(ii)for “or may” there is substituted

• “in the court of summary jurisdiction in which proceedings may be taken for the offence, not being the district court; or

  (b)

  report the circumstances to the procurator fiscal or”;

(b)for the words “to prosecute” there is substituted “so to report”.

(2)In section 43 (prosecutions and penalties) of that Act, in subsection (2) after “section” there is inserted “, other than in the district court,”.