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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/christmas-bonus-specified-sum-order-northern-ireland-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2008/502",
  "legislation_title": "The Christmas Bonus (Specified Sum) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/christmas-bonus-specified-sum-order-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nApproved by resolution of the Assembly on 17th February 2009Made 18th December 2008\nComing into operation 19th December 2008\nThe Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 144(3)(b) and 171(3)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in it.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 7; section 144 was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/502/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."
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