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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-general-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-general-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2105",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-general-amendment-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 18th September 1991\nLaid before Parliament 23rd September 1991\nComing into force 14th October 1991\nSecretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 3(3), 22(1)(b) and 24(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Child Benefit Act 1975, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 61. Section 3(3)(c) was amended by Schedule 15, paragraph 67 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49) and article 2 of the Children Act 1989 (Consequential Amendment of Enactments) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1881). Section 22(1)(b) is cited in relation to the power to make regulations. Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning it ascribes to prescribed"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30), section 10(1) and the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), section 61(1)(b) and (10); the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), Schedule 8, paragraph 12(4) added a definition of regulations to section 61(10) of the Social Security Act 1986."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2105/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}