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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/344",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-no-2-act-1986-commencement-no-2-order-1987",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST SEPTEMBER 1987",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions\nSection 1.\nInstruments of government and articles of government.\nSection 2.\nProcedure in relation to making etc. of instruments and articles.\nSection 3.\nGoverning bodies for county, controlled and maintained special schools.\nSection 4.\nGoverning bodies for aided and special agreement schools.\nSection 5.\nAppointment of parent governors by governing body.\nSection 6.\nConnection with local business community.\nSection 7.\nAppointment of representative governors in place of co-opted governors.\nSection 8.\nGovernors` proceedings and tenure of office.\nSection 9.\nGrouping of schools under single governing body.\nSection 10.\nRequirements as to consent to grouping.\nSection 11.\nReview of constitution of governing bodies of county, controlled and maintained special schools.\nSection 12.\nTemporary governing bodies for new schools.\nSection 13.\nEffect of change of circumstances on instrument of government.\nSection 14.\nAdjustment in number of governors.\nSection 15.\nMiscellaneous.\nSection 16.\nGeneral responsibility for conduct of certain schools.\nSection 18.\nCurriculum: county, controlled and maintained special schools.\nSection 19.\nCurriculum: aided and special agreement schools.\nSection 20.\nInformation for parents.\nSection 21.\nTerms, sessions and holidays.\nSection 22.\nDiscipline: general duties.\nSection 23.\nExclusion of pupils: duty to inform parents etc.\nSection 24.\nReinstatement of excluded pupils: county, controlled and maintained special schools.\nSection 25.\nReinstatement of excluded pupils: aided and special agreement schools.\nSection 26.\nExclusion: appeals.\nSection 27.\nExclusion: additional provision for appeals.\nSection 28.\nLocal education authority`s reserve power.\nSection 29.\nFinance.\nSection 32.\nReports by governing body and head teacher.\nSection 34.\nDetermination of staff complement for schools.\nSection 35.\nAppointment and dismissal of staff: introductory.\nSection 36.\nThe selection panel.\nSection 37.\nAppointment of head teacher.\nSection 38.\nAppointment of certain other staff.\nSection 39.\nAppointment of deputy head teacher.\nSection 40.\nAppointment and dismissal of clerk to governing body.\nSection 41.\nDismissal etc. of staff.\nSection 42.\nSchool premises.\nSection 43.\nFreedom of speech in universities, polytechnics and colleges.\nSection 57.\nInformation and training for governors.\nSection 58.\nTravelling and subsistence allowances for governors of schools and establishments of further education.\nSection 61.\nMinimum age for governors of establishments of further education.\nSection 62.\nAccess to papers etc. of governing bodies.\nSection 67(4), so far as it is not already in force, that is to say, so far as it relates to paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 6 of Schedule 4.\nConsequential amendments.\nSection 67(5).\nTransitional provisions.\nSection 67(6), so far as it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule.\nRepeals.\nSchedule 1.\nGrouped schools.\nSchedule 2.\nNew schools.\nSchedule 3.\nExclusion on discipline grounds: appeals.\nSchedule 4, so far as it is not already in force, that is to say, paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 6.\nConsequential amendments.\nSchedule 5.\nTransitional provisions.\nSchedule 6, so far as it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule.\nRepeals.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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