{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1997/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1997/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/59",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Schools) Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1997",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Construction of sections 1 to 3.",
  "text": "(1) In sections 1 to 3—\n“assisted place”, in relation to the 1997-98 school year or any subsequent school year, means an assisted place provided under section 2(1);\n“the assisted places scheme” means the scheme operated by the Secretary of State under section 479 of the Education Act 1996;\n“former participating school” means a school in relation to which a participation agreement was in force immediately before the commencement of section 1 (including such an agreement under which the school had not yet begun to provide any assisted places);\n“participation agreement” means an agreement made by the Secretary of State with a school for the purposes of the assisted places scheme (including such an agreement as subsequently varied by the parties to it).\n(2) Except where the context otherwise requires, references in sections 2 and 3 to a school include the proprietors of the school and persons acting with their authority.\n(3) Sections 1 to 3 shall be construed as one with the Education Act 1996.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1996 c. 56."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/59/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:23:48.761671+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}