Part VIII Miscellaneous and general
Compulsory school age
I152 Commencement of compulsory school age.
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Section 8 of the M1Education Act 1996 (compulsory school age) shall be amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
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For subsection (2) there shall be substituted—
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A person begins to be of compulsory school age—
a
when he attains the age of five, if he attains that age on a prescribed day, and
b
otherwise at the beginning of the prescribed day next following his attaining that age.
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For subsection (4) there shall be substituted—
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The Secretary of State may by order—
a
provide that such days in the year as are specified in the order shall be, for each calendar year, prescribed days for the purposes of subsection (2);
b
determine the day in any calendar year which is to be the school leaving date for that year.
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