{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-and-further-and-higher-education-regulations-1989/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-and-further-and-higher-education-regulations-1989/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/351",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Schools and Further and Higher Education) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-and-further-and-higher-education-regulations-1989",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Approval of premises",
  "text": "(1) In the case of–\n(a) subject to paragraph (3), a school,\n(b) a further or higher education institution, or\n(c) a hostel for pupils with special educational needsno new premises shall be provided where the proposals involve building work (whether by way of alterations to premises to be acquired or the construction of new premises), and no alteration shall be made to existing premises, without the approval of the Secretary of State under this regulation.\n(2) For the purposes hereof, where it is proposed–\n(a) to provide new premises and the proposals involve building work, or\n(b) to make alterations to existing premises,the authority or persons making the proposals shall, at such time and in such form and manner as the Secretary of State may direct, submit to him such particulars with respect of the building work or alterations as he may require.\n(3) This regulation shall not apply in the case of a school where particulars with respect to the premises or alterations have been submitted to the Secretary of State for his approval in pursuance of section 14 of the Education Act 1980 or section 90 of the Education Reform Act 1988.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev (W) (1.1.2002)",
      "affecting": "wsi/2001/3708",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Schools and Further and Higher Education) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "rev (E)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/692",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Schools and Further and Higher Education) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/351/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:48:33.051878+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."
}