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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996-commencement-no-2-and-appointed-day-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1623",
  "legislation_title": "The Education Act 1996 (Commencement No. 2 and Appointed Day) Order 1997",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 30th June 1997\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 517(6) and 583(3) and (5)(b) of the Education Act 1996, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:",
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  "status": null,
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  "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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