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(1)The last day of May (hereinafter referred to as the “summer leaving date”) and the appropriate day in December (hereinafter referred to as the “winter leaving date”) shall be the school leaving dates in each year.
(2)Subject to subsection (4) below, for the purposes of section 31 of this Act a person shall, if the date of his attaining the age of sixteen years is—
(a)on or after 1st March but before the next summer leaving date, be deemed not to have attained that age until the summer leaving date;
(b)after the summer leaving date but before 1st October next following that date, be deemed to have attained that age on the summer leaving date;
(c)on or after 1st October but before the next winter leaving date, be deemed not to have attained that age until the winter leaving date;
(d)after the winter leaving date but before 1st March next following that date, be deemed to have attained that age on the winter leaving date.
(3)In subsection (1) above, “the appropriate day in December” means—
(a)in the case of a person who is a pupil in attendance at a school, the first day of the Christmas holiday period;
(b)in any other case, 21st December,
and in paragraph (a) of this subsection, “Christmas holiday period” means a period of consecutive days which includes 25th December and in which the school does not meet for the purpose of providing school education.
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 33(4) repealed by Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39, SIF 41:2), s. 82(2), Sch. 11
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 33 applied (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 39, s. 55(4) (with s. 36); S.I. 1998/2574, art. 2(1), Sch. 1.
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