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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-no2-order-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-no2-order-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/354",
  "legislation_title": "Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No.2) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-no2-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND\nMade 11th February 2004\nComing into force 20th February 2004\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 69(3) and 124B of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 31; section 124B was inserted by the Independent Schools (Employment of Teachers in Schools with a Religious Character) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2037)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/2314."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/354/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}