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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chronically-sick-and-disabled-persons-act-1970/section-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1970/44",
  "legislation_title": "Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chronically-sick-and-disabled-persons-act-1970",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Access to, and facilities at, university and school buildings.",
  "text": "(1) Any person undertaking the provision of a building intended for purposes mentioned in subsection (2) below shall, in the means of access both to and within the building, and in the parking facilities and sanitary conveniences to be available (if any), make provision, in so far as it is in the circumstances both practicable and reasonable, for the needs of persons using the building who are disabled.\n(2) The purposes referred to in subsection (1) above are the purposes of any of the following:—\n(a) universities, university colleges and colleges, schools and halls of universities;\n(aa) institutions within the higher education sector within the meaning of section 91(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992\n(b) schools and institutions which provide higher education or further education (or both) and are maintained or assisted by local authorities;\n(ba) institutions within the further education sector within the meaning of section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992\n(c) educational establishments within the meaning of section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.\nand expressions used in paragraph (b) above and in the Education Act 1996 have the same meanings as in that Act.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 8(2)(aa) (which was inserted by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(1), Sch. 12 para. 69(3)) substituted (1.4.1993) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93, Sch. 8 para. 72(a); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 3"
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      "text": "S. 8(2)(b) substituted by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(1), Sch. 12 para. 69(3)"
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      "text": "Words in s. 8(2)(b) substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 24"
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      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 8(2)(ba) inserted (1.4.1993) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93, Sch. 8 para. 72(b); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 3"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 8(2)(c) substituted (16.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37), s. 62(2), Sch. 9 para. 3; S.I. 1992/817, art. 3(2), Sch. 1"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 8(2) substituted (1.11.1996) by virtue of 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I, para. 19 (with ss. 1(4), 582(3), Sch. 39)"
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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