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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/schools-consultation-scotland-act-2010/section-19",
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  "legislation": "asp/2010/2",
  "legislation_title": "Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/schools-consultation-scotland-act-2010",
  "path": "section/19",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Guidance",
  "text": "(1) In exercising its functions under this Act, an education authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of or in connection with this Act.\n(2) The Convener, and a School Closure Review Panel, must have regard to any such guidance in exercising their functions under this Act.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 19(1) : s. 19 renumbered as s. 19(1) (9.1.2015) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8) , ss. 81(7)(a) , 102(3) ; S.S.I. 2014/353 , art. 2(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 19(2) inserted (9.1.2015) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8) , ss. 81(7)(b) , 102(3) ; S.S.I. 2014/353 , art. 2(1)(b)"
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/2/section/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:32.586982+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."
}