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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1994/30",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision about teacher training and related matters; to make provision with respect to the conduct of students’ unions; and for connected purposes.\n[21st July 1994]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act extended (16.7.1998) by 1998 c. 30, s. 26(11) (with s. 42(8)).Act applied (1.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/1507, reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act (except ss. 2, 3(2), 17 and Sch. 1 and functions relating to the Teacher Training Agency other than so far as functions are conferred by s. 1(3)): certain functions transferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act excluded (1.7.2004 for E., 31.3.2011 for W.) by Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), ss. 29(3), 52(1); S.I. 2011/297, art. 4(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act applied (E.W.) (1.4.2005) by The Central Sussex College (Government) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/397), Sch. 2 para. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act modified (7.4.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), s. 96(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "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": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "For extent see s.25"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:47.112761+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."
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