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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fuel-allowance-payments-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/159",
  "legislation_title": "The Fuel Allowance Payments Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fuel-allowance-payments-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2012",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Financial Assistance\nMade 20th March 2012\nComing into operation 20th March 2012\nThe Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2) and 3 of the Financial Assistance Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 .\nThe Department for Social Development has been designated as a relevant department under section 1(3)(a) of that Act.\nThe Regulations are made with the approval of the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "2009 c.2 (N.I.)"
    }
  ],
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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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