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School governmentE+W
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F1s. 1 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, SCh. 39)
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F2Ss. 2, 3, 4 repealed (savings in S.I. 1987/344, Sch. 3 para. 1(4)(d) for ss. 2 and 3(4)) by Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (c. 61, SIF 41:1), s. 67(6), Sch. 6 Pt. I and ss. 2,3,4 are expressed to be repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F3Ss. 2, 3, 4 repealed (savings in S.I. 1987/344, Sch. 3 para. 1(4)(d) for ss. 2 and 3(4)) by Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (c. 61, SIF 41:1), s. 67(6), Sch. 6 Pt. I and ss. 2, 3, 4 are expressed to be repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F4Ss. 2, 3, 4 repealed (savings in S.I. 1987/344, Sch. 3 para. 1(4)(d) for ss. 2 and 3(4)) by Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (c. 61, SIF 41:1), s. 67(6), Sch. 6 Pt. I and ss. 2, 3, 4 are expressed to be repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F5S. 5 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
Admission to schoolsE+W
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F6S. 6 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F7S. 7 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F8S. 8 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F9S. 9 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I, Sch. 39 (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
School attendance ordersE+W
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F10S. 10 repealed (1.10.1993) by 1993 c. 35, ss. 303(4), 307(1)(3), Sch. 19 para. 75, Sch. 21 Pt.I; S.I. 1993/1975, art. 9, Sch. 1 and expressed to be repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F11S. 11 repealed (1.10.1993) by 1993 c. 35, ss. 303(4), 307(1)(3), Sch. 19 para. 75, Sch. 21 Pt.I; S.I. 1993/1975, art. 9, Sch. 1 and expressed to be repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
Establishment, discontinuance and eration of schoolsE+W
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F12S. 12 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F13S. 13 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F14S. 14 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I, Sch. 39 (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F15S. 15 repealed and superseded (1.8.1992 in relation to primary schools and 4.8.1990 in relation to secondary schools) by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 31(1), 231(7), 235(6)(and also expressed to be repealed and superseded (prosp.) by s. 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt. II of that act); S.I. 1988/1459, art. 5(1); S.I. 1991/409 art. 6(2); s. 15 is wholly repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38, Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F16S. 16 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
Awards and grantsE+W+N.I.
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F17S. 17 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F18S.18 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F19S. 19 repealed (1.1.1999) by 1998 c. 30, s. 44(2), Sch.4(with s. 42(8)); S.I. 1998/3237, art. 2(c)
20 Industrial scholarships. X1E+W+N.I.
(1)The Secretary of State may award industrial scholarships or make payments to any other person in respect of the award of such scholarships by that person.
(2)In this section “industrial scholarships” means scholarships (however described) tenable by persons undertaking full-time courses of higher education provided by a university, college or other institution in the United Kingdom, being courses which appear to the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the person awarding the scholarships to be relevant to a career in industry.
(3)In subsection (2) above the reference to a full-time course includes a reference to a course consisting of ernate periods of—
(a)full-time study in the university, college or institution in question; and
(b)associated industrial, professional or commercial experience;
and the reference in that subsection to a course provided by a university, college or institution in the United Kingdom includes a reference to a course provided by such a university, college or institution in conjunction with a university, college or other institution in another country.
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F20S. 21 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
School mealsE+W
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F21S. 22 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F22S. 23 repealed by Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), Sch. 5
Nursery educationE+W
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F23S. 24 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F24S. 25 repealed by Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), Sch. 5
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F25S. 26 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
MiscellaneousE+W
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F27S. 28 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F28S. 29 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F29S. 30 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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F30S. 31 repealed by Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (c. 61, SIF 41:1), s. 67(6), Sch. 6 Pt. I subject to a saving in Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 225(1), 231(7), 235(6)
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33 Discrimination by local education authorities.E+W
(1)
F32(2)In section 23(2) of the said Act of 1975 and section 18(2) of the said Act of 1976 (discrimination by education authorities) for the words “the Education (Scotland) Acts 1939 to 1974” and “the Education (Scotland) Acts 1939 to 1975” respectively there shall be substituted the words “ the Education (Scotland) Acts 1939 to 1980 ”.
F33(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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F32S. 33(1) repealed by Education Act 1981 (c. 60, SIF 41:1), Sch. 4
F33S. 33(3) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of S. 33(2) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F34S. 34 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
SupplementaryE+W+N.I.
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F35S. 35 repealed (S.) by Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), Sch. 5 and s. 35 is wholly repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
36 Expenses.E+W
There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament—
(a)any expenses incurred by the Secretary of State under this Act; and
(b)any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of such moneys under any other Act.
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Textual Amendments
F36S. 37 repealed (S.) by Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), Sch. 5 and s. 37 wholly repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
38 Citation, construction, repeals and extent. X2E+W+N.I.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Education Act 1980.
F37(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F38(3)This Act shall, in its application to England and Wales, be construed as one with the Education Act 1996.]
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(7)[F40In this Act section 20 and this section extend to Northern Ireland,] but save as aforesaid this Act extends to England and Wales only.
Editorial Information
X2S. 38 repealed (S.) by Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44), Sch. 5
Textual Amendments
F37S. 38(2)(4)-(6) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1)(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 47, Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
F38S. 38(3) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1)(3), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 47(3) (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
F39S. 38(5A) inserted (1.5.1991) by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 31(6), 231(7), 235(6); S.I. 1991/409, art. 6(4) and s. 38(2)(4)-(6) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1)(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 47(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
F40Words in s. 38(7) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1),(3), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 47(4) (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
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