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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-1998/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/1998/0110654587",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-1998",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—\n“the Computation of Earnings Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996;\n“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;\n“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992;\n“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991;\n“the Family Credit Regulations” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987;\n“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987;\n“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987;\n“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996; and\n“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/2745."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/1814; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1993/688 and 2118, 1994/1924, 1996/462, 1510, 1803, 2518 and 2545 and 1997/543."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/2887; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1992/2155, 1993/2119, 1995/482 and 1339, 1996/2545 and 1997/543 and 806."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/1973; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/660, 1992/2155, 1993/2119, 1995/1339, 1996/2545 and 1997/543 and 806."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/1971; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/1444, 1989/416 and 1017, 1990/546 and 1775, 1991/1599, 1992/50 and 1326, 1993/2118, 1994/578, 1996/462, 1803, 2518 and 2545 and 1997/543."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/1967; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663, 910, 999, 1228, 1445 and 2022, 1989/534, 1034 and 1678, 1990/547, 1776 and 2324, 1992/50, 1326 and 3147, 1993/2119, 1994/527, 1995/516, 1613, 2287 and 2927, 1996/206, 1803, 2518 and 2545 and 1997/543, 1790, 2197 and 2604."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/207; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1516, 1517, 1803, 2518, 2538 and 2545 and 1997/543 and 1790."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "1993 c. 48."
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0110654587/article/2",
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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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