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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-1980/section-56C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-1980/section-56C.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/44",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Scotland) Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-scotland-act-1980",
  "path": "section/56C",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "56C",
  "heading": "Guidance",
  "text": "An education authority must, in carrying out the duty imposed on them by section 56A(1), have regard to any relevant guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 56A-56D and cross-heading inserted (12.5.2008 for specified purposes, 4.8.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 15), ss. 3, 11(2); S.S.I. 2008/171, art. 2(1)(a)(2)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/56C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:15:17.434244+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."
}