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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996-amendment-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3210",
  "legislation_title": "The Education Act 1996 (Amendment) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996-amendment-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 17th December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 20th December 1996\nComing into force 10th January 1997\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by paragraph 10 of Schedule 17 to, and section 568(5) and (6) of, the Education Act 1996, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 56."
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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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