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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1997/section-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/59",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Schools) Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1997",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Short title, commencement and extent.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Education (Schools) Act 1997.\n(2) This Act shall be included in the list of Education Acts set out in section 578 of the Education Act 1996.\n(3) In this Act—\n(a) the following provisions shall come into force on 1st September 1997—\nsections 1 and 2,\n. . ., and\nPart I of the Schedule and section 6(3) so far as relating thereto;\n(b) the following provisions shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument—\nsection 5(2), and\nPart II of the Schedule and section 6(3) so far as relating thereto;\nand the other provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which it is passed.\n(4) In this Act—\n(a) the following provisions extend to England and Wales only—\nsections 1 to 4,\nsection 6 . . . (2), and\nPart I of the Schedule and section 6(3) so far as relating thereto;\n(b) the following provisions extend to Scotland only—\nsection 5, and\nPart II of the Schedule and section 6(3) so far as relating thereto;\nand this section extends to England and Wales and Scotland.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 7(3)(a) repealed (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(3), Sch.31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2, Sch.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 7(4)(a) repealed (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(3), Sch.31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2, Sch.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 7(3)(b) power fully exercised (18.11.1997); 1.12.1997 appointed day by S.I. 1997/2774, art. 2"
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/59/section/7",
    "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."
}