{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-pensions-and-social-security-act-2000/section-40",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/19",
  "legislation_title": "Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-pensions-and-social-security-act-2000",
  "path": "section/40",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Home responsibilities protection.",
  "text": "In paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (contribution conditions for entitlement to Category A and B retirement pension, widowed mother’s allowance and widow’s pension), after sub-paragraph (7) (reduction of number of years for which contribution conditions must be satisfied) there shall be inserted—\n“(7A) Regulations may provide that a person is not to be taken for the purposes of sub-paragraph (7)(b) above as precluded from regular employment by responsibilities at home unless he meets the prescribed requirements as to the provision of information to the Secretary of State.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/19/section/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:56.319030+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}