The Education Reform Act 1988 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1988
This Order brings into force on 1st January 1989 section 152(10) of the Education Reform Act 1988, which requires local education authorities to take into account guidance issued by the Secretary of State as to the content of instruments and articles of government for institutions of further or higher education which they maintain. Also brought into force on that date are section 219 (to the extent not already in force) - the section extends the provisions of sections 67, 68 and 99 of the Education Act 1944(c. 31), which gave powers to the Secretary of State to determine disputes, to prevent unreasonable exercise of powers, and to act in default - paragraphs 63 and 67 of Schedule 12 (amendment of the Charities Act 1960(c. 58) and the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967(c. 13)) and the provisions of Schedule 13 repealing various provisions of the Education Acts 1944 and 1946(c. 50) relating to religious education and worship, and repealing the Education (No. 2) Act 1968.