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Section 578 Meaning of “the Education Acts”.

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

In this Act “the Education Acts” means this Act together with the following Acts—

  • F1. . .

  • F2...

  • the M1Education Act 1973;

  • the M2Education Act 1980;

  • the M3Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983;

  • the M4Further Education Act 1985 (except sections 4 and 5);

  • the M5Education Act 1986;

  • the M6Education (No. 2) Act 1986;

  • the M7Education Reform Act 1988;

  • . . .

  • F3...

  • the M8Further and Higher Education Act 1992;

  • the M9Education Act 1994;

  • . . .

  • ...

  • F4...;

  • F5the M10Education Act 1997;

  • F6the M11 Education (Schools) Act 1997;

  • F7. . .

  • F8the M12Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;

  • F9the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31);

  • F10the Education Act 2002 (c. 32).

  • F11the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8)

  • F12the Education Act 2005 (c. 18)

  • F13the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)

  • F14the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25)

  • F15Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm 2)

  • F16Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 3)

  • F17Academies Act 2010 (c. 32)

  • F18Education (Wales) Measure 2011

  • F19Education Act 2011

  • F20School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013

  • F21Children and Families Act 2014, Pt. 3 and s. 100

  • F22Education (Wales) Act 2014

  • F23Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015

  • F24Qualifications Wales Act 2015

  • F25Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018

  • F26Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021

  • F27Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025, Pts. 3, 4

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Entries in s. 578 repealed (1.1.1999) by 1998 c. 30, s. 44(2), Sch. 4 (with s. 42(8)); S.I. 1998/3237, art. 2(1) (subject to arts. 3, 4)

F2

Entries in s. 578 repealed (1.4.2003 for E.; 2.1.2008 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 216(4), Sch. 22 Pt. 3 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2003/124, art. 4; S.I. 2007/3611, art. 4(1), Sch.

F3

Words in s. 578 repealed (1.8.2003) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 216(2), Sch. 21 para. 56, Sch. 22 Pt. 3 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2003/1667, art. 2

F4

Words in s. 578(1) omitted (1.9.2005 for E., 1.9.2006 for W.) by virtue of Education Act 2005 (c. 18), s. 125(4), Sch. 9 para. 9; Sch. 19 Pt. 1;S.I. 2005/2034, art. 4; S.I. 2006/1338, art. 3, Sch. 1

F5

Entry in s. 578 added (14.6.1997) by virtue of 1997 c. 44, ss. 57(1), 58(2), Sch. 7 para. 42; S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I

F6

Entry in s. 578 inserted (31.7.1997) by 1997 c. 59, ss. 6(2), 7(2)(3)

F7

Entry in s. 578 (as inserted (27.1.1998) by 1998 c. 1, ss. 6(1), 7(2)) repealed (1.1.1999) by 1998 c. 30, s. 44(2), Sch. 4 (with s. 42(8)); S.I. 1998/3237, art. 2(1) (subject to arts. 3, 4)

F8

Entry in s. 578 inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 30, ss. 44(1), 46(2), Sch. 3 para. 15 (with s. 42(8)); S.I. 1998/2215, art. 2

F9

Entry in s. 578 inserted (1.2.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para.182 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/120, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F10

Entry in s. 578 inserted (24.7.2002) by virtue of Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 216(1), 217(2) (with ss. 210(8), 214(4))

F11

S. 578 entry added (1.7.2004) by Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), ss. 52(1), 54(2)

F12

S. 578 entry added (7.4.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), ss. 125(1)(c), 128(2)

F13

S. 578 entry added (8.11.2006) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 188(1), 191(2)

F14

S. 578 entry added (26.11.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 173(1)(f), 174(2)

F15

S. 578 entry added (10.2.2009) by Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm 2), ss. 28(1), 29(2)

F16

S. 578 entry added (15.10.2009) by Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 3), s. 12(2)(4)

F17

S. 578 entry added (27.7.2010) by Academies Act 2010 (c. 32), ss. 19(1), 20(2)

F18

S. 578 entry added (10.7.2011) by Education (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 7), ss. 33(1)(c), 34(2)

F19

S. 578 entry added (15.11.2011) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 82(1)(h), 83(2)

F20

S. 578 entry added (4.3.2013) by School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), ss. 100(1), 101(2)

F21

S. 578 entry added (13.3.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), ss. 139(1), 140(2)

F22

S. 578 entry added (12.5.2014) by Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5), ss. 45, 50(1)(b)

F23

S. 578 entry added (12.3.2015) by Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 1), ss. 59(1)(g), 60(2)

F24

S. 578 entry added (5.8.2015) by virtue of Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), ss. 60(1)(f), 61(2)

F25

S. 578 entry added (25.1.2018) by Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 2), ss. 100(1), 101

F26

S. 578 entry added (30.4.2021) by Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 4), ss. 72, 84(1)

F27

Words in s. 578 inserted (W.) (8.7.2025) by virtue of Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 2), ss. 50, 56(1)(a)

Marginal citations

M1

1973 c. 16.

M2

1980 c. 20.

M3

1983 c. 40.

M4

1985 c. 47.

M5

1986 c. 40.

M6

1986 c. 61.

M7

1988 c. 40.

M8

1992 c. 13.

M9

1994 c. 30.

M10

1997 c. 44

M11

1997 c. 59

M12

1998 c. 30