
1 
This Order may be cited as the Education (Start of Compulsory School Age) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998.
2 
For the purposes of section 8(2) of the Education Act 1996—
(a) 31st August and 31st December shall be prescribed days for 1998 and successive years; and
(b) 31st March shall be a prescribed day for 1999 and successive years.
Estelle Morris
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Education and Employment
24th June 1998Peter Hain
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Welsh Office
1st July 1998