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        Education Act 1980 (c.20)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        School government
        1. Change of nomenclature.
        2. . . .
        3. . . .
        4. . . .
        5. Governors as ex officio trustees.
        Admission to schools
        6. Parental preferences.
        7. Appeals against admission decisions.
        8. Information as to schools and admission arrangements.
        9. Nursery schools and special schools.
        School attendance orders
        10. Determination of school to be named in order.
        11. Amendment of order.
        Establishment, discontinuance and eration of schools
        12. Establishment, discontinuance and eration of schools by local education authorities.
        13. Establishment and alteration of voluntary schools.
        14. Approval of school premises.
        15. Reduction of school places
        16. Provisions supplementary to ss. 12 to 15.
        Awards and grants
        17. Assisted places at independent schools.
        18. Incidental expenses of pupils holding assisted places.
        19. Awards for further and higher education.
        20. Industrial scholarships.
        21. Grants for Education in Welsh.
        School meals
        22. School meals: England and Wales.
        23. . . .
        Nursery education
        24. Nursery education: England and Wales.
        25. . . .
        26. Day nurseries.
        Miscellaneous
        27. . . .
        28. Provision of education at non-maintained schools.
        29. Provision of clothing for physical training etc.
        30. Relaxation of Ministerial control of local education authorities.
        31. . . .
        32. . . .
        33. Discrimination by local education authorities.
        34. Definition and registration of independent schools.
        Supplementary
        35. Orders and regulations.
        36. Expenses.
        37. Commencement.
        38. Citation, construction, repeals and extent.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1
        SCHEDULE 2
        SCHEDULE 3
        SCHEDULE 4
        SCHEDULE 5 PROVISIONS SUBSTITUTED IN THE EDUCATION ACT 1962
        SCHEDULE 6
        SCHEDULE 7

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