# Education Act 1996, Section 551: Regulations as to duration of school day etc.

Extent: E+W

(1) Regulations may make provision with respect to the duration of the school day and school year at, and the granting of leave of absence from, any schools to which this section applies.
(1A) In subsection (1) the reference to the duration of the school year at any such schools is a reference to the number of school sessions that must be held during any such year.
(2) The schools to which this section applies are—
(a) any school maintained by a local authority ; and
(b) . . .
(c) any special school not maintained by a local authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/551 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-551
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