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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-community-charge-rebates-scotland-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1890",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit (Community Charge Rebates) (Scotland) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-community-charge-rebates-scotland-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 31st October 1988\nLaid before Parliament 2nd November 1988\nComing into force\n(a) for the purposes of regulations 1, 58 to 63 and 90 23rd November 1988\n(b) for all other purposes 1st April 1989\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by sections 20(1)(c), (11), (12)(c) to (f ), (k) and (l), 21(5), (6)(b) and (7), 22, 28(2A) and (6)(b), 29, 31(1) and (2), 51(1)(a) to (c), (g), (h), (k) to (n) and (q) to (s) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations in so far as they are made under the powers in section 51(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 should not be referred to it, by this instrument, which is otherwise made before the end of a period of 12 months from the commencement of the enactments under which it is made, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 50; sections 20(11) and 22 were amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41) Schedule 10 paragraphs 2(5) and 4 respectively; sections 20 and 28 were modified by the Housing Benefit (Social Security Act 1986 Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1483); and section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c. 14; section 166(3A) was inserted by section 62 of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) is applied by section 83(1) of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 61(7) of the Social Security Act 1986."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See section 10(2)(b) of the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30). Section 10 was amended by paragraph 98 of Schedule 10 to the Social Security Act 1986."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1890/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."
}