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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/2271",
  "legislation_title": "The Education Reform Act 1988 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1988",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions",
  "text": "Notwithstanding the repeal on 1st January 1989 of the Education (No. 2) Act 1968, the instrument of government and articles of government made in accordance with section 1 of that Act of any institution providing full-time education which is maintained by a local education authority in exercise of their further or higher education functions shall remain in force until a new instrument of government and articles of government have been approved by the Secretary of State under section 151 of the Education Reform Act 1988.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 37."
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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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