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 F1local authorities with respect to primary, secondary and further education; F2. . .

F2(b)

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(3)

Part I of the M1Further and Higher Education Act 1992 F3makes 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.