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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-special-educational-needs-information-england-regulations-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2506",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) (England) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-special-educational-needs-information-england-regulations-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND\nMade 2nd September 1999\nLaid before Parliament 8th September 1999\nComing into force 1st October 1999\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 317(5) and 569(4) and (5) of the Education Act 1996 and sections 92(3) and (6) and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 56. By virtue of S.I. 1999/672 the powers conferred by these sections are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England. Section 317(5) is amended by paragraph 74(6) of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. For the meaning of “prescribed ” and “regulations” see section 579(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1998 c. 31. By virtue of S.I. 1999/672 the powers conferred by these sections are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England. For the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 142(1)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2506/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
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