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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2813",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "social security\nMade 19th October 2006\nLaid before Parliament 27th October 2006\nComing into force 20th November 2006\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 134(8)(b) and 139(6)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.\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.\nThe Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c.5. Section 139(6) was amended by section 103 and paragraph 20(5) Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and section 180(1) and paragraph 175(3) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 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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