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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-england-order-2024/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-england-order-2024/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2024/260",
  "legislation_title": "The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-england-order-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND\nMade 29th February 2024\nComing into force 1st March 2024\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 69(3) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.\nIn making this Order, the Secretary of State has followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 31. Section 69 was amended by paragraph 104 of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32). By virtue of S.I. 1999/672, the powers conferred by these provisions are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1998/2535; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/260/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:33:45.873706+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."
}