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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/self-governing-schools-change-in-characteristics-scotland-regulations-1994/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/478",
  "legislation_title": "The Self-Governing Schools (Change in Characteristics) (Scotland) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/self-governing-schools-change-in-characteristics-scotland-regulations-1994",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations make provision in respect of the holding of a ballot of parents of pupils in attendance at a self-governing school on the question of whether a change in the characteristics of the school should be sought under section 30 of the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989. They also provide for the manner of publication of proposals for a change in characteristics where the result of the ballot has been in favour of such change.\nRegulation 2 prescribes Electoral Reform (Ballot Services) Limited as the body which is to have the function of making all necessary arrangements for the holding of a ballot.\nRegulation 3 prescribes the information to be given to each person who is eligible to vote in a ballot.\nRegulation 4 prescribes the manner in which proposals for a change in the characteristics of a self-governing school are to be published by the board of management of a self-governing school.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/478/note",
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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."
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