{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1997/section-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1997/section-6.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/59",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Schools) Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1997",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Consequential amendments and repeals.",
  "text": "(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) In section 578 of that Act (meaning of “the Education Acts”), at the appropriate place there shall be inserted—\n“the Education (Schools) Act 1997”.\n(3) The enactments specified in the Schedule to this Act are repealed to the extent specified.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 6(1) repealed (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(3), Sch.31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 6 wholly in force at 1.12.1997; s. 6(2) in force at Royal Assent see s. 7(3); s. 6(1) and 6(3) (so far as relating to Pt. I of the Schedule) in force at 1.9.1997 see s. 7(3)(a); s. 6(3) (so far as relating to Pt. II of the Schedule) in force at 1.12.1997 by S.I. 1997/2774, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "For extent of s. 6 see s. 7(4)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/59/section/6",
    "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."
}