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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-sex-equality-rule-exceptions-regulations-2010/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2132",
  "legislation_title": "The Equality Act 2010 (Sex Equality Rule) (Exceptions) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-sex-equality-rule-exceptions-regulations-2010",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Equality\nPensions\nMade 25th August 2010\nLaid before Parliament 31st August 2010\nComing into force 1st October 2010\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 207(1) and 212(1) and paragraphs 4 and 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 7 to the Equality Act 2010.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2010 c.15. Section 212(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed”."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2132/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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