(1)A local education authority shall (so far as their powers enable them to do so) contribute towards the spiritual, moral, mental and physical development of the community by securing that efficient primary education, secondary education and further education are available to meet the needs of the population of their area.
(2)The duty imposed by subsection (1) does not extend to matters in respect of which any duty is imposed on—
(a)the further education funding councils established under section 1 of the M1Further and Higher Education Act 1992, or
(b)the higher education funding councils established under section 62 of that Act.
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