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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-financial-assistance-scheme-modifications-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2005/0110735161",
  "legislation_title": "The Financial Assistance Scheme (Modifications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-financial-assistance-scheme-modifications-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 316(2)(n) of the Pensions Act 2004, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nPENSIONS\nMade 2005\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 168, 190(1)(a) and (2), 203(1), 286(1) and (3)(d) and (j), 315(2), (4) and (5) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004.\nIn accordance with section 316(2)(n) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nThis instrument contains regulations made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of that Act by virtue of which the regulations are made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 35. Section 286 is modified in its application to multi-employer schemes by S.I. 2005/441 as amended by S.I. 2005/993 and 2005/2113; section 318(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 317(2) of the Pensions Act 2004 (“the Act”) which provides that the Secretary of State must consult such persons as he considers appropriate before making regulations by virtue of the provisions of the Act (other than Part 8). This duty does not apply where regulations are made before the end of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of the Act by virtue of which the regulations are made."
    }
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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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