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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-start-of-compulsory-school-age-order-1998/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1607",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Start of Compulsory School Age) Order 1998",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For the purposes of section 8(2) of the Education Act 1996—\n(a) 31st August and 31st December shall be prescribed days for 1998 and successive years; and\n(b) 31st March shall be a prescribed day for 1999 and successive years.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1607/article/2",
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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."
}