This Act may be cited as the Education Reform Act 1988.

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Subject to subsections (4) to (6) below, this Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Sections 131, 134, 202 to 205, 207, 214 to 216, 231, 232, 235 and 236, this section and Schedules 8 and 11 extend to Scotland.

Sections 208 and 217(1) extend to Northern Ireland.

The amendment by this Act of an enactment which extends to Scotland or Northern Ireland also extends there.