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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-class-3a-contributions-units-of-additional-pension-regulations-2014/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111121689",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Class 3A Contributions (Units of Additional Pension) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-class-3a-contributions-units-of-additional-pension-regulations-2014",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 176(1)(a) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and section 172(11A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nSocial Security\nMade ***\nComing into force ***\nThese Regulations are made by the Treasury and the Secretary of State.\nThe powers exercised by the Treasury are those conferred by section 14A(3) (the Treasury having consulted the Government Actuary) and 14A(6) of, and paragraph 8(1)(q) of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 14A(3) (the Treasury having consulted the Government Actuary) and 14A(6) of, and paragraph 8(1)(q) of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now exercisable by them.\nThe powers exercised by the Secretary of State are those conferred by section 45(2A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. Regulation 4 of this instrument is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the relevant amendments made to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 14A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 15 to the Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19). The power to make regulations under paragraph 8(1) was transferred to the appropriate authority by paragraph 39(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). The appropriate authority is defined in paragraph 8(1A) (which was inserted by paragraph 39(3) of Schedule 3 to that Act) and is the Treasury for the purposes of these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 14A was inserted by paragraph 17 of Schedule 15 to the Pensions Act 2014."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The power to make regulations under paragraph 8(1) was transferred to the appropriate authority by paragraph 38(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671). The appropriate authority is defined in paragraph 8(1A) (which was also inserted by paragraph 38 of Schedule 3 to that Order) and is the Treasury for the purposes of these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 45(2A) was inserted by paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 15 to the Pensions Act 2014."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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