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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2018/9780111174067",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in sections 8 and 25 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and to make consequential provision.\nThese Regulations make amendments to domestic legislation in the field of social security to reflect that the United Kingdom will no longer be a Member State of the European Union and to amend section 179 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 4) to allow for the implementation of reciprocal agreements with the European Union or individual Member States following the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union.\nAn impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.",
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  "version": "current",
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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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