{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-578",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-578.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996",
  "path": "section/578",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "578",
  "heading": "Meaning of “the Education Acts”.",
  "text": "In this Act “the Education Acts” means this Act together with the following Acts—\n. . .\n...\nthe Education Act 1973;\nthe Education Act 1980;\nthe Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983;\nthe Further Education Act 1985 (except sections 4 and 5);\nthe Education Act 1986;\nthe Education (No. 2) Act 1986;\nthe Education Reform Act 1988;\n. . .\n...\nthe Further and Higher Education Act 1992;\nthe Education Act 1994;\n. . .\n...\n...;\nthe Education Act 1997;\nthe Education (Schools) Act 1997;\n. . .\nthe Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;\nthe School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31);\nthe Education Act 2002 (c. 32).\nthe Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8)\nthe Education Act 2005 (c. 18)\nthe Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)\nthe Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25)\nLearner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm 2)\nHealthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 3)\nAcademies Act 2010 (c. 32)\nEducation (Wales) Measure 2011\nEducation Act 2011\nSchool Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013\nChildren and Families Act 2014, Pt. 3 and s. 100\nEducation (Wales) Act 2014\nHigher Education (Wales) Act 2015\nQualifications Wales Act 2015\nAdditional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018\nCurriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021\nWelsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025, Pts. 3, 4",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Entries in s. 578 repealed (1.1.1999) by 1998 c. 30, s. 44(2), Sch. 4 (with s. 42(8)); S.I. 1998/3237, art. 2(1) (subject to arts. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Entries in s. 578 repealed (1.4.2003 for E.; 2.1.2008 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 216(4), Sch. 22 Pt. 3 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2003/124, art. 4; S.I. 2007/3611,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."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 578 repealed (1.8.2003) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 216(2), Sch. 21 para. 56, Sch. 22 Pt. 3 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2003/1667, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Entry in s. 578 inserted (31.7.1997) by 1997 c. 59, ss. 6(2), 7(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "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))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (1.7.2004) by Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), ss. 52(1), 54(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (7.4.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), ss. 125(1)(c), 128(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (8.11.2006) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 188(1), 191(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (26.11.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 173(1)(f), 174(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (10.2.2009) by Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm 2), ss. 28(1), 29(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (15.10.2009) by Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 3), s. 12(2)(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (27.7.2010) by Academies Act 2010 (c. 32), ss. 19(1), 20(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (10.7.2011) by Education (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 7), ss. 33(1)(c), 34(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (15.11.2011) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 82(1)(h), 83(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (4.3.2013) by School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), ss. 100(1), 101(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (13.3.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), ss. 139(1), 140(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F22",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (12.5.2014) by Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5), ss. 45, 50(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F23",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (12.3.2015) by Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 1), ss. 59(1)(g), 60(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F24",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (5.8.2015) by virtue of Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), ss. 60(1)(f), 61(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F25",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (25.1.2018) by Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 2), ss. 100(1), 101"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F26",
      "text": "S. 578 entry added (30.4.2021) by Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 4), ss. 72, 84(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F27",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1973 c. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1980 c. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1983 c. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1985 c. 47."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "1986 c. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "1986 c. 61."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M7",
      "text": "1988 c. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M8",
      "text": "1992 c. 13."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M9",
      "text": "1994 c. 30."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M10",
      "text": "1997 c. 44"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M11",
      "text": "1997 c. 59"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M12",
      "text": "1998 c. 30"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "entry added",
      "affecting": "asc/2022/1",
      "affecting_title": "Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/578",
    "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."
}