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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-16/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-16/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996",
  "path": "schedule/16/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "(1) The articles of government for a county, controlled or maintained special school shall require the local education authority, where by virtue of paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 15 they inform the relevant person of their decision that a pupil should not be reinstated, to give him notice in writing—\n(a) of his right to appeal against the decision;\n(b) of the last date on which an appeal may be made (calculated in accordance with paragraph 3(1) below);\n(c) of his right to give notice under paragraph 3(2) below stating that he does not intend to appeal;\n(d) that no appeal may be made after notice under that provision is given.\n(2) The articles of government for an aided or a special agreement school shall require the governing body, where by virtue of paragraph 9(3) of Schedule 15 they inform the relevant person of their decision that a pupil should not be reinstated, to give him notice in writing—\n(a) of his right to appeal against the decision;\n(b) of the last date on which an appeal may be made (calculated in accordance with paragraph 3(1) below);\n(c) of his right to give notice under paragraph 3(2) below stating that he does not intend to appeal;\n(d) that no appeal may be made after notice under that provision is given.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/16/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:40.627017+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."
}