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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-discretionary-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2016/9780338005540",
  "legislation_title": "The Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Assembly under Articles 135 & 136(5) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, for approval by resolution of the Assembly.\nWelfare Reform\nMade\nComing into operation in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Department for Communities in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 135 & 136(5) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, and now vested in it, makes the following Regulations.\nIn accordance with Article 135(5) of that Order, a draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2015 No. 2006 (N.I. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.R. 2016 No. 76"
    }
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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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