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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-43",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/22",
  "legislation_title": "Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009",
  "path": "section/43",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Local authority directions: children over compulsory school age",
  "text": "(1) Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 84(6) (admissions code: interpretation) for the definition of “child” substitute—\n““child” includes a person who has not attained the age of 19, except in sections 96 and 97 in so far as those sections apply in relation to Wales;”.\n(3) After section 96(3) (direction to admit child to specified school) insert—\n“(3A) A direction under this section to admit a child shall not specify a school which has in place admission arrangements that make provision for selection by ability falling within section 99(2)(c) unless the child satisfies the selection criteria.”",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158) , Sch. 2 para. 16(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 43 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/303, art. 3, Sch. 2 (with arts. 9-11)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/section/43",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:50.261352+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}