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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1944-repealed-1111996/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-5A",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/7-8/31",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1944 (repealed 1.11.1996)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1944-repealed-1111996",
  "path": "schedule/FIRST/paragraph/5A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by directions to local education authorities require every education committee, or education committee of a description specified in the direction, to include persons appointed, in accordance with the directions, for securing the representation on the committee of persons who appoint foundation governors of voluntary schools in the area for which the committee acts.\n(2) The power of the Secretary of State to give directions under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph shall be exercisable in relation to sub-committees of education committees as it is exercisable in relation to the committees themselves.\n(3) Arrangements approved under paragraph 1 above, orders made under paragraph 3 above and restrictions imposed under paragraph 10 below shall have effect (whether approved, made or imposed before or after the coming into force of this paragraph or the giving of the direction) subject to the requirements of any direction under this paragraph.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Pt.II para. 5A inserted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 4"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/7-8/31/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/5A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:26:41.167119+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."
}