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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-information-england-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2526",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-information-england-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 14th October 1998\nLaid before Parliament 14th October 1998\nComing into force 5th November 1998\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 29(5), 408, 414(6) and (9), 509(6), 537, 539 and 569(4) and (5) of the Education Act 1996, and after consulting with those persons with whom consultation appeared to him to be desirable, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 56; section 408(2)(d) is amended (as from 1st October 1998) by paragraph 106(b) of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31); section 408 applies in relation to grant-maintained special schools not established in a hospital and their governing bodies by virtue of S.I. 1994/653. By the same S.I., section 537(7) is applied in relation to grant-maintained special schools and their governing bodies. Section 539 applies to the governing body of a grant-maintained special school by virtue of S.I. 1994/1048. S.I. 1994/653 and 1994/1048 continue to have effect by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 39 to the Education Act 1996, which continues the effect of subordinate legislation made under provisions repealed and re-enacted by that Act. For the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 579(1) of that Act."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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