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Education (School-leaving Dates) Act 1976

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3Citation, repeals, commencement and extent.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Education (School-leaving Dates) Act 1976.

(2)The Education Acts 1944 to 1975 and this Act may be cited together as the Education Acts 1944 to 1976.

(3)The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act (which include provisions that are spent in consequence of the [S.I. 1972 No. 444.] Raising of the School Leaving Age Order 1972) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

(4)Section 21(2) of the [1975 c. 61.] Child Benefit Act 1975 (repeals consequential on the introduction of child benefit) shall have effect as if section 2(1) to (3) above were included among the enactments mentioned in Part I of Schedule 5 to that Act.

(5)Section 2(4) above and so much of the Schedule to this Act as relates to the Social Security Act 1975 shall not come into force until 6th April 1976.

(6)This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland; and section 1 above does not extend to Scotland.

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