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title: "Education Act 1918"
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# Education Act 1918

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

Education Act 1918
1918 c.39
An Act to make further provision with respect to Education in England and Wales and for purposes connected therewith.
[8th August 1918]

## 1–13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-113}



## 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-14}



## 15–41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-1541}



## 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-42}



## 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-4344.}



## 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-45}



## 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-46}



## 47 Appointment of new trustees under scheme. {#section-47}

Where, under any scheme made before the passing of this Act relating to an educational charity, the approval of the Board of Education is required to the exercise by the trustees under the scheme of a power of appointing new trustees, the scheme shall, . . . , have effect as if no such approval was required thereunder, . . .

## 48–51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-4851}



## 52 Short title, construction, extent, and commencement. {#section-52}

(1) This Act may be cited as the Education Act 1918 . . .
(2) This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Ireland.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

## SCHEDULE 1 {#schedule-1}

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## SCHEDULE 2 {#schedule-2}

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