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<Text>The <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/contents" id="c00596" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="contents">Education and Skills Act 2008</Citation> is amended as follows.</Text>
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<Text>In <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/100" id="c00597" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-100">section 100</Citation> (power to deregister), after <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/100" id="c00598" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-100">subsection (1)</Citation> insert—</Text>
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<Text>The Secretary of State may also remove a registered institution from the register if the proprietor of the institution requests, or agrees to, its removal in writing.</Text>
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<Text>In <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/100" id="c00599" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-100">section 100</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/100" id="c00600" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-100">(3)</Citation>, in the words before <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/100" id="c00601" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-100">paragraph (a)</Citation>, for “The Secretary of State’s decision” substitute <InlineAmendment>“A decision by the Secretary of State under subsection (1)”</InlineAmendment>.</Text>
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<Text>In <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/124" id="c00602" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-124">section 124</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/124" id="c00603" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-124">(1)</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/124" id="c00604" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-124">(a)</Citation> (appeal against decision to deregister under section 100) for “100” substitute <InlineAmendment>“100(1)”</InlineAmendment>.</Text>
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