Education Reform Act 1988

1988 c. 40

An Act to amend the law relating to education.

C1C2C3C4Be 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:—

Annotations:
Extent Information
E1

Act extends primarily to England & Wales but see s. 238(3)-(6) for extensions to Scotland and Northern Ireland

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Act applied (Canterbury and York, except Channel Islands and Isle of Man) (1.8.1991) by Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 (No. 2), s. 7(3): Archbishops' Instrument 1991 No. 1 (made 26.7.1991)

Act modified (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/563, art.2

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

C2

Power to amend Act conferred (1.2.1999) by School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), s. 137(2) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/120, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3)

C3

Act (except ss. 197, 199, 209, 226, Sch. 8. Sch. 11): powers transferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

C4

Act: for any reference to the Education Assets Board there is substituted (1.10.1998) a reference to the Education Transfer Council by virtue of School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), s. 136; S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I