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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-37/paragraph-135",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
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  "path": "schedule/37/paragraph/135",
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  "number": "135",
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  "text": "In section 176(1) of the Factories Act 1961 (general interpretation) for the definition of “child” there is substituted—\n““child” means any person who is not over—\n(a)compulsory school age (construed in accordance with section 8 of the Education Act 1996), or\n(b)school age (construed in accordance with section 31 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980);”.",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/1998/30",
      "affecting_title": "Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
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      "affecting_title": "Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998"
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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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