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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/divorce-etc-pensions-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1123",
  "legislation_title": "The Divorce etc. (Pensions) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/divorce-etc-pensions-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FAMILY LAW\nPENSIONS\nMade 14th April 2000\nLaid before Parliament 19th April 2000\nComing into force 1st December 2000\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 24C, 25D(1)(b), (2) and (3) and 31(4C) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and section 21(4) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1973 c. 18; section 24C was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Sections 25B, 25C and 25D were inserted by section 166(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) and amended by Schedule 4 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. Section 31(4C) was inserted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1984 c. 42; section 21(4) was inserted by section 22(5) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999."
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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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