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  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/44",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Scotland) Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-1980",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to education in Scotland with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Scottish Law Commission.\n[1st August 1980]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act applied (16.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37), s. 36(3) (with s. 30(2)); S.I. 1992/817, art. 3(2), Sch.1"
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      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 16(2)(c), Sch. 2"
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act: power to modify conferred (1.2.2017) by Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 8), ss. 14(4)(a), 33(2); S.S.I. 2016/386, reg. 2, sch."
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