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  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/20",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1980",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law relating to education.\n[3rd April 1980]",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 18(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act applied by Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (c. 61, SIF 41:1), s. 51(10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act amended by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 163(1), 231(7), 235(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act modified by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 236(2)(a)Act modified (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 35, s. 236(3); S.I. 1994/507, art.4, Sch.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act applied (Canterbury and York except Channel Islands and Isle of Man) (1.8.1991) by Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 (No. 2, SIF 41:1), s. 7(3);Archbishops' Instrument made 26.7.1991"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act: certain functions transferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act applied (1.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/1507, reg. 2, Sch. 2 art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Act applied (1.4.2005) by Central Sussex College (Government) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/397), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Act modified (7.4.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), ss. 96(2), 125(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "Act Education Acts modified (temp.) (1.4.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 6 para. 3(3); S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 37(2); Act wholly in force at 1.7.1982"
    }
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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."
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