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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-no-2-act-1986/schedule-3/paragraph-9",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/61",
  "legislation_title": "Education (No. 2) Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-no-2-act-1986",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1)The body responsible for making any arrangements under section 26 of this Act shall, in setting any time limits in connection with appeals, have regard to the desirability of securing that appeals are disposed of without delay.\n(2) The body responsible for making any arrangements under section 26 of this Act may when requested to do so by a pupil (if he is aged eighteen or over) or a parent of his (if he is under eighteen) who has appealed under section 26(1)(a) or (2) of this Act, in exceptional circumstances extend any period in which an appeal committee may hear an appeal and for communicating its decision.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 9 renumbered (1.9.1994) as Sch. 3 para. 9(1) by S.I. 1994/2092, art. 8(1) (with art. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 9(2) inserted (1.9.1994) by S.I. 1994/2092, art. 8(2) (with art. 11)"
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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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