{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/religious-character-of-schools-designation-procedure-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2535",
  "legislation_title": "The Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/religious-character-of-schools-designation-procedure-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 8th October 1998\nLaid before Parliament 15th October 1998\nComing into force 9th November 1998\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 69(5) and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 31. For the meaning of “regulations” see section 142(1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2535/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."
}