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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/election-against-benefits-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/482",
  "legislation_title": "The Election Against Benefits Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/election-against-benefits-regulations-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 13th November 2003\nComing into operation 19th December 2003\nThe Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 177(4) of, and paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 5 to, the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, and now vested in it, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with the Lord Chancellor in accordance with paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 5 to that Act and with the consent of the Lord Chancellor in accordance with paragraph 17(4) of Schedule 5 to that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 49"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "By virtue of S.R. 1989 No. 65"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/482/introduction",
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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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