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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/divorce-etc-pensions-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1676",
  "legislation_title": "The Divorce etc. (Pensions) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/divorce-etc-pensions-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FAMILY LAW\nPENSIONS\nMade 26th June 1996\nLaid before Parliament 27th June 1996\nComing into force 1st August 1996\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 25D(l)(b), (2) and (4) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 18; sections 25B, 25C and 25D were inserted by section 166(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26). Section 25D(4) is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “regulations”."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1676/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."
}