{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-506",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-506.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996",
  "path": "section/506",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "506",
  "heading": "Power to require medical examination of pupils.",
  "text": "(1) Where—\n(a) a question is referred to the Secretary of State under section 442(3) or 495, and\n(b) in his opinion the examination of any pupil by a registered medical practitioner appointed by him for the purpose would assist in determining the question,\nhe may serve a notice on the parent of that pupil requiring the parent to present the pupil for examination by such a practitioner.\n(2) Any parent who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any requirements of a notice served on him under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.\n(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/506",
    "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."
}