General 6 Interpretation 10 (1) References in this Act to an “education provider” are references to— 1 (a) in relation to a school under the management of an education authority, that education authority, (b) in relation to an independent school, the proprietor of the school, (c) in relation to a grant-aided school, the managers of the school. 15 (2) The following terms have the meanings given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (and plural or other related forms are to be construed accordingly)— “area” (in relation to an education authority), “child”, “education authority”, 20 “grant-aided school”, “independent school”, “managers”, “parent”, “proprietor”, 25 “pupil”, “school” (but here the expression does not include a nursery school or a nursery class in a school within the meaning of that section), “young person”. 6A Regulation-making powers 30 (1) A power to make regulations conferred by this Act includes the power to make different provision for different purposes or different areas. (2) Regulations under this Act (other than section 6B(1)) are subject to the affirmative procedure. (3) This section does not apply to regulations under section 7(2). 35 6B Ancillary provision (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision they consider appropriate for 6 Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision made under it. (1A) Regulations under this section may modify any enactment (including this Act). (2) Regulations under this section— 5 (a) are subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act, (b) otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure. 7 Commencement (1) This section and sections 6, 6A, 6B and 8 come into force on the day after Royal Assent. 10 (2) Sections 1 to 5 come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations 1 appoint. (3) Regulations under subsection (2) may— (a) include transitional, transitory or saving provision, (b) make different provision for different purposes. 15 (4) The Scottish Ministers must make regulations under subsection (2) no later than 31 July 2028. 8 Short title The short title of this Act is the Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Act 2025.