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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1993-repealed/section-118",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1993-repealed/section-118.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1993/35",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1993 (repealed)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1993-repealed",
  "path": "section/118",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "118",
  "heading": "Instruments and articles of government for group.",
  "text": "(1) The initial instrument of government for the governing body of a group and the initial articles of government for each school in the group shall be such as are prescribed.\n(2) The initial instrument of government shall have effect as from the date on which the governing body are incorporated.\n(3) The initial articles of government shall have effect as from the date of implementation of the proposals in pursuance of which the school became a member of the group.\n(4) Section 57 of this Act shall apply in relation to the governing body of a group as it applies in relation to the governing body of a grant-maintained school.\n(5) Section 58 of this Act shall apply in relation to a school in a group as it applies in relation to other grant-maintained schools.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/35/section/118",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:34:55.204351+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."
}