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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-administration-of-civil-service-pension-schemes-order-1996/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1746",
  "legislation_title": "The Contracting Out (Administration of Civil Service Pension Schemes) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-administration-of-civil-service-pension-schemes-order-1996",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 1972 Act” means the Superannuation Act 1972; and\n“the function” means the function conferred by section 1(1) or under section 1(2) of the 1972 Act of administering schemes made under section 1 of that Act and from time to time in force.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The functions conferred on the Minister for the Civil Service by section 1 of the 1972 Act were vested in the Treasury by virtue of S1 1981/1670, Art3(1)(e). With effect from 1st April 1995, they are vested inthe Minister for the Civil Service by virtue of S.I. 1995/269."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Under section 1(2) of the 1972 Act, the Minister for the Civil Service may delegate his functions under section 1(1) to any other Minister or officer of the Crown."
    }
  ],
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      "affecting_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2000"
    },
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      "affecting_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2000"
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      "affecting_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2000"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1746/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:39:46.779362+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."
}