# Education Act 1996, Section 578: Meaning of “the Education Acts”.

Extent: E+W

In this Act “the Education Acts” means this Act together with the following Acts—
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the Education Act 1973;
the Education Act 1980;
the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983;
the Further Education Act 1985 (except sections 4 and 5);
the Education Act 1986;
the Education (No. 2) Act 1986;
the Education Reform Act 1988;
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the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
the Education Act 1994;
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the Education Act 1997;
the Education (Schools) Act 1997;
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the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;
the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31);
the Education Act 2002 (c. 32).
the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8)
the Education Act 2005 (c. 18)
the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)
the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25)
Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm 2)
Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 3)
Academies Act 2010 (c. 32)
Education (Wales) Measure 2011
Education Act 2011
School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013
Children and Families Act 2014, Pt. 3 and s. 100
Education (Wales) Act 2014
Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015
Qualifications Wales Act 2015
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025, Pts. 3, 4

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/578 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-578
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