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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-transitional-provisions-regulations-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111531549",
  "legislation_title": "The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-transitional-provisions-regulations-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft regulations laid before Parliament under section 43(3)(m) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nSocial Security\nMade ***\nComing into force 29th April 2013\nIn accordance with section 43(3) and (6)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (“the Act”), a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(2) and (3) of and paragraphs 1(1) and (2)(b), 3(1)(a), (b) and (c), 4(1)(a), 5(1), (2)(c) and (d) and (3)(a) and 6 of Schedule 6 to the Act.\nThis instrument has not been referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee because it contains only regulations made under the Act and is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of the Act.\nIn accordance with section 176(2)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2012 c.5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The requirement to refer regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee does not apply where regulations are contained in a statutory instrument made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the enactment under which the regulations were made."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1992 c.5."
    }
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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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