# Human Rights Act 1998, Part II: Reservation


At the time of signing the present (First) Protocol, I declare that, in view of certain provisions of the Education Acts in the United Kingdom, the principle affirmed in the second sentence of Article 2 is accepted by the United Kingdom only so far as it is compatible with the provision of efficient instruction and training, and the avoidance of unreasonable public expenditure.
Dated 20 March 1952
Made by the United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/schedule/3/part/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-rights-act-1998/schedule-3/part-II
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