{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-117",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-117.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/25",
  "legislation_title": "Education and Skills Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008",
  "path": "section/117",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "117",
  "heading": "“Relevant restriction”",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter a “relevant restriction” imposed on the proprietor of a registered independent educational institution is a requirement that the proprietor take one or more of the following steps by a specified time or by specified times—\n(a) to cease to use any part of the institution's premises for all purposes or specified purposes;\n(b) to close any part of the institution's operation;\n(c) to cease to admit any new students or new students of specified descriptions.\n(2) In subsection (1) “specified” means—\n(a) in the case of a relevant restriction imposed by the Secretary of State under section 116(1)(a), specified by the Secretary of State;\n(b) in the case of a relevant restriction imposed by an order of a justice of the peace under section 120, specified in the order;\n(c) in the case of a relevant restriction imposed by an order of the Tribunal under section 124, 125 or 126, specified in the order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 117(1)(2)(c) in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/1606, art. 4 (with art. 5) (which transitional provisions in art. 5 are revoked (22.12.2014) by S.I. 2014/3364, art. 3(3), Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 117(2)(a)(b) in force at 5.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/3364, art. 2(m)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/21",
      "affecting_title": "Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/117",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:44.607074+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."
}