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58 Short title, commencement and extent etc.E+W+N.I.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Education Act 1997.
(2)This Act shall be included in the list of Education Acts set out in section 578 of the M1Education Act 1996.
(3)Subject to subsection (4), this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.
(4)The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—
F1. . .
section 54,
paragraph 48(2) of Schedule 7 and section 57(1) so far as relating thereto, and
this section.
(5)Subject to subsections (6) and (7), this Act extends to England and Wales only.
(6)The following provisions extend to Northern Ireland—
sections 21 and 22,
section 24(4),
[F2sections 26 and 26A],
sections 34 to 36,
section 53,
section 54,
this section, and
Schedule 4.
(7)The amendment or repeal by this Act of an enactment extending to Scotland or Northern Ireland extends also to Scotland or, as the case may be, Northern Ireland.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 58(3) power partly exercised (3.4.1997): 4.4.1997 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1997/1153
S. 58(3) power partly exercised (5.6.1997): different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1997/1468 (with savings and transitional provisions)
S. 58(3) power partly exercised (24.2.1998): different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1998/386 (with savings and transitional provisions)
P2S. 58(3) power partly exercised (26.3.2001): 1.9.2001 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/1215, art. 2
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F1Words in s. 58(4) repealed (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para.221, Sch. 31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch.1
F2Words in s. 58(6) substituted (1.10.2002) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 189, Sch. 17 para. 9 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 2
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