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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-qualifications-curriculum-and-assessment-authority-for-wales-conferment-of-functions-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2140",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales) (Conferment of Functions) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-qualifications-curriculum-and-assessment-authority-for-wales-conferment-of-functions-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nWALES\nMade 3rd September 1997\nLaid before Parliament 9th September 1997\nComing into force 1st October 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 30(1) of the Education Act 1997, which section shall come into force on 1st October 1997 by virtue of the Education Act 1997 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1997, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 44."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1997/1468 (C. 57)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2140/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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