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<Substitution ChangeId="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63-1444730260372" CommentaryRef="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63">a</Substitution>
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<Substitution ChangeId="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63-1444730260372" CommentaryRef="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63">how much early years provision is to be made available in pursuance of the duty imposed by subsection (1);</Substitution>
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<Substitution ChangeId="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63-1444730260372" CommentaryRef="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63">b</Substitution>
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<Substitution ChangeId="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63-1444730260372" CommentaryRef="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63">the times at which, and periods over which, early years provision is to be made available in pursuance of that duty.</Substitution>
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<Substitution ChangeId="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63-1444730260372" CommentaryRef="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63">3</Substitution>
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<Substitution ChangeId="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63-1444730260372" CommentaryRef="key-d5e73e020686560c5b278eb66ee10d63">In discharging the duty under subsection (1) a local authority must have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.</Substitution>
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<Text>
S. 7 in force at 1.9.2008 in so far as not already in force by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2261" id="csd5w7o51-00060" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="2261" Title="Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No.5 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008">S.I. 2008/2261</Citation>
,
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(with
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)
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 7 substituted (1.9.2012 for specified purposes, 1.9.2013 in so far as not already in force) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/21" id="cxbkpsaz1-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2011" Number="21" Title="Education Act 2011">Education Act 2011 (c. 21)</Citation>
,
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cxbkpsaz1-00007" id="cxbkpsaz1-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/21/section/82/3" SectionRef="section-82-3">82(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
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,
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;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2213" id="cxbkpsaz1-00012" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2012" Number="2213" Title="The Education Act 2011 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012">S.I. 2012/2213</Citation>
,
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 7 in force at 1.4.2008 for specified purposes by
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,
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