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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-amendment-no-3-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2987",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-amendment-no-3-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 17th November 2008\nLaid before Parliament 20th November 2008\nComing into force 22nd December 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(a), (h) and (hh), 6(1)(a), (h) and (hh), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.\nThe Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.\nIn accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 (c.5). Section 5(1)(hh) was inserted by section 74 of the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14) and amended by section 68 of and Schedule 7, paragraph 21(1) to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19). Section (6)(1)(hh) was inserted by section 68 of and Schedule 7, paragraph 21(2) to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000. Section 189(1) was amended by section 2 of and Schedule 3, paragraph 57 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2). Section 189(4) was amended by section 86(1) of and Schedule 7, paragraph 109 to the Social Security Act 1998. Section 191 is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See sections 170 and 172(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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