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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-leaving-date-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1970",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (School Leaving Date) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-leaving-date-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 8th August 1997\nLaid before Parliament 11th August 1997\nComing into force 1st September 1997\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 8(4) of the Education Act 1996, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 56."
    }
  ],
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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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