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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-assisted-places-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1968",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-assisted-places-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 7th August 1997\nLaid before Parliament 11th August 1997\nComing into force 1st September 1997\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 3(1), (2), (5) and (9) of the Education (Schools) Act 1997 and after consulting, in accordance with section 3(7), such bodies as appear to them to be appropriate and representative of schools that will provide assisted places under section 2(1) of that Act, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, hereby make the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 59."
    }
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  "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."
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