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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-special-educational-needs-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/384",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Special Educational Needs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-special-educational-needs-regulations-northern-ireland-2005",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION\nMade 10th August 2005\nComing into operation 1st September 2005\nThe Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 7A(1)(b) , 14(5), 16(2), 17(2A) and (2B) , 18A(4) , 19(2), 20(3A) , 20A(9)(b) , 23A and 28(2) of and paragraphs 2(1) and (2) and 3(1), (3) and (4) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 2(2)(a), 4(3), 8(5), 9(3), 10(1) and (2), 11(4) and (6), and 13(3) and (5) of Schedule 2 to the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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      "text": "Article 7 was substituted and Article 7A added by Article 3 of S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)"
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      "text": "As inserted by paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 5 to S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)"
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      "text": "Article 18A was inserted by Article 8 of S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)"
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      "text": "As inserted by paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 5 to S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)"
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      "text": "Article 20A was inserted by Article 10 of S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)"
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      "text": "Article 23A was inserted by Article 6 of S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)"
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      "text": "Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 8(1) to (4) of Schedule 5 to S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)"
    },
    {
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      "label": "M8",
      "text": "Schedule 2 was substituted by Schedule 1 to S.I 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)"
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      "text": "S.I. 1996/274 (N.I. 1)"
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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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