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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-149",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-149.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/25",
  "legislation_title": "Education and Skills Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008",
  "path": "section/149",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "149",
  "heading": "Powers of National Assembly for Wales",
  "text": "(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (Assembly Measures), field 5 (education and training) is amended as follows.\n(2) After matter 5.4 insert—\n“Matter 5.4A The regulation of—\n(a) schools that are not maintained by local authorities ;\n(b) relevant independent educational institutions.”\n(3) In matter 5.15 after “The inspection of—” insert—\n“(za) schools;\n(zb) relevant independent educational institutions;”.\n(4) In that matter, for paragraph (b) substitute—\n“(b) pre-16 education or training, or post-16 education or training, provided otherwise than by institutions within paragraphs (za) to (a);”.\n(5) In matter 5.16 for “, any of the kinds of education, training or services mentioned in matter 5.15.” substitute\n“—\n(a) pre-16 education or training;\n(b) post-16 education or training;\n(c) the training of teachers and specialist teaching assistants for schools;\n(d) services of the kinds mentioned in matter 5.8.”\n(6) After the definition of “post-16 training” insert—\n““pre-16 education or training” means education or training suitable to the requirements of persons who are of or below compulsory school age;\n“relevant independent educational institution” means an institution other than a school which—\n(a) provides part-time education for one or more persons of compulsory school age (“part-time students”) whether or not it also provides full-time education for any person, and\n(b) would be an independent school but for the fact that the education provided for the part-time student or students is part-time rather than full-time.\nFor the purposes of the above definition of “relevant independent educational institution”, an institution provides “part-time” education for a person if—\n(a) it provides education for the person, and\n(b) the education does not amount to full-time education.”",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/149",
    "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."
}