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Education Act 1996

1996 CHAPTER 56

An Act to consolidate the Education Act 1944 and certain other enactments relating to education, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.

[24th July 1996]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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C1Act to be construed with 1996 c. 57 (1.11.1996) by virtue of 1996 c. 57, ss. 46(4), 48(2)

Act to be construed with 1997 c. 44 (14.6.1997) by virtue of 1997 c. 44, s. 56(2); S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I

Act to be construed with 1997 c. 59, ss. 1-3 (31.7.1997) by virtue of 1997 c. 59, s. 4(3)

Act to be construed with 1998 c. 18 (11.9.1998) by virtue of 1998 c. 18, ss. 36(6), 55(2)

Act to be construed with 1998 c. 31 (24.7.1998) by virtue of 1998 c. 31, s. 142(8)(9)

Act to be construed with specified provisions of Education Act 2002 (24.7.2002) by virtue of Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 212(2)-(4), 216(1) (with ss. 210(8), 214(4))

C2Act applied (24.7.1998) by 1998 c. 31, ss. 20, 145(4), Sch. 2 para. 3

Act applied (1.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/1507, reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 2

C3Act excluded (26.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1287, reg. 5(2)(3)

C4Act: powers transferred in part (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)

Act: power to delegate certain functions restricted (1.9.1999) by S.I. 1999/2242, reg. 42(1)(5)

Act: certain functions of a local education authority made exercisable (E.) (1.4.2002) by authorised persons by Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/928), art. 3, Sch. 1

C5Act modified (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 126

C6Act construed with 1998 c. 38, s. 145B (as inserted (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), ss. 4, 73; S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1)

C8Act modified (7.4.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), s. 96(2)

C9Act modified (7.4.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), s. 122

C10Act Education Acts modified (temp.) (1.4.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 6 para. 3(3); S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(bb)

C12Act modified (27.7.2010) by Academies Act 2010 (c. 32), s. 17(4)

C14Act applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/875), regs. 1(2), 16, Sch. 2 (which amending S.I. was revoked (27.8.2010) by S.I. 2010/1906, reg. 2)

C16Act construed as one with 2013 anaw 1 (26.4.2013 for specified purposes, 4.5.2013 in so far as not already in force) by School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 98(1)(2), 100(4); S.I. 2013/1000, arts. 2(d), 3(b)

C19Act modified (1.9.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), ss. 83(7), 139(6); S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2014/2270 (as amended (1.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/505)

C20Act: to be construed as one with this Act (5.8.2015) by virtue of Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), ss. 57(1)(2), 60(1)(c)

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