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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-transfer-of-functions-relating-to-grant-maintained-schools-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2247",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Transfer of Functions Relating to Grant-maintained Schools) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-transfer-of-functions-relating-to-grant-maintained-schools-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 2nd September 1996\nLaid before Parliament 2nd September 1996\nComing into force 23rd September 1996\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 17 of the Education Act 1993, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 35; section 17(2) of that Act is amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Nursery Education and Grant-maintained Schools Act 1996 (c. 50). This amendment is effective from 1st September by virtue of the Nursery Education and Grant-maintained Schools Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/2022 (c. 44))."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2247/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."
}