Point in time view as at 01/04/2007.
Education Act 1997, Section 51 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
In section 4 of the Education Act 1996 (definition of “school”), for subsection (1) there shall be substituted—
“(1)In this Act “school” means an educational institution which is outside the further education sector and the higher education sector and is an institution for providing—
(a)primary education,
(b)secondary education, or
(c)both primary and secondary education,
whether or not the institution also provides part-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils or further education.”
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