Part I General

Chapter I The statutory system of education

General

1 The stages of education.

1

The statutory system of public education consists of three progressive stages: primary education, secondary education and further education.

2

This Part—

a

confers functions on the Secretary of State and local education authorities with respect to primary, secondary and further education; F1. . .

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3

Part I of the M1Further and Higher Education Act 1992 F2makes provision with respect to further education..

4

Apart from section 10 (general duty of Secretary of State), nothing in this Act confers any functions with respect to higher education.