{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-and-curriculum-authority-additional-functions-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1744",
  "legislation_title": "The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (Additional Functions) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-and-curriculum-authority-additional-functions-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Education, England\nChildren And Young Persons, England\nMade 2nd July 2008\nLaid before Parliament 9th July 2008\nComing into force 4th August 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 23(2ZA) of the Education Act 1997.\nIn accordance with section 23(2ZB) of that Act, he has consulted the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c.44. Section 23 was amended by paragraph 2(1), (3) and (5) of Schedule 1 to the Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21) (“the Act”), subject to a transitional provision."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority was established by section 21 of the Education Act 1997 (“the 1997 Act”)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1744/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."
}