{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-7A",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/41",
  "legislation_title": "National Health Service Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/7A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A local authority may ... provide for the weighing and measuring of junior pupils in attendance at any school which is maintained by the authority.\n(2) A local authority may, by arrangement with the proprietor of any school in its area which is not maintained by the local authority, provide for the weighing and measuring of junior pupils in attendance at that school.\n(3) A local authority may, by arrangement with any person who is registered under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006 in respect of early years provision, provide for the weighing and measuring of young children for whom childcare is provided by that person.\n(4) In sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) any expression to which a meaning is given for the purposes of the Education Act 1996 or the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 has the same meaning as in that Act; and in sub-paragraph (3) any expression to which a meaning is given for the purposes of Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006 has the same meaning as in that Part.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 paras. 7A, 7B and cross-heading inserted (21.7.2008 for specified purposes, 1.10.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 143(1), 170 (with s. 143(2)); S.I. 2008/2497, art. 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7A substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(7)(a), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7A(1) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(7)(b), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7A(2) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(7)(c)(i), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 7A(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 17(7)(c)(ii), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/schedule/1/paragraph/7A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:55.183741+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}