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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-maintained-special-schools-england-regulations-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2212",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-maintained-special-schools-england-regulations-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND\nMade 2nd August 1999\nLaid before Parliament 6th August 1999\nComing into force 1st September 1999\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 31(1), (2), (3), (5) and (7), 33(4), 71(7), 98(5) , 138(7) and (8) and 144(1) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 4, paragraph 5 of Schedule 5, paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 6 and paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of Schedule 7 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 31. For the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 142."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2212/introduction",
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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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