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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996-commencement-no-1-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2904",
  "legislation_title": "The Education Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996-commencement-no-1-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 19th November 1996\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 583(3) of the Education Act 1996 the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "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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