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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/59",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Schools) Act 1997",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for and in connection with the ending of the assisted places schemes in England and Wales and in Scotland.\n[31st July 1997]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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      "text": "Act: certain functions transferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1Act applied (E.W.) (1.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/1507, reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 2"
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      "text": "Act applied (1.4.2005) by Central Sussex College (Government) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/397), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 2"
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      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act modified (7.4.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), ss. 96(2), 125(1)(b)"
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act modified (temp.) (1.4.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 6 para. 3(3); S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(bb)"
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