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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-charge-benefits-general-amendment-no-2-regulations-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/849",
  "legislation_title": "The Community Charge Benefits (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-charge-benefits-general-amendment-no-2-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 28th March 1991\nLaid before Parliament 28th March 1991\nComing into force 1st April 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by section 20(1)(d), 21(7), 31A, 31C(3), 31D, 51A(1)(b) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf , it having appeared to him that by reason of the urgency of the matter it is inexpedient to consult with the organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concernedand after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to ithereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 50 sections 20(1)(d), 31A, 31C, 31D and 51A were inserted in the Social Security Act 1986 by Schedule 10 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41); section 31A was amended by the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27) Schedule 6 paragraph 20; section 31D was amended by the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24) Schedule 8, paragraph 9and section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c. 14; sub-section (3) was amended by the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), section 3(1) and Schedule 8 paragraph 10; sub-section (3A) was inserted by the Social Security Act 1986, section 62 and section 166(1) to (3A) is applied by section 83(1) of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 61(7) and (8) of the Social Security Act 1986; section 61(7) was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41), Schedule 10, paragraph 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See section 61(1)(b) and (10) of the Social Security Act 1986. The Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), Schedule 8, added a definition of “regulations” to section 61(10) of the Act of 1986."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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