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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-no-3-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1444",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment No. 3 Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-no-3-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES\nHOUSING, SCOTLAND\nSOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 12th August 1988\nLaid before parliament 15th August 1988\nComing into force\nfor the purposes of regulations 1, 5 and 6 5th September 1988\nfor the purposes of regulations 2, 4 and 8 12th September 1988\nfor the purposes of regulation 7 to the extent that it relates to cases referred to in regulation 1(1)(c) and (2) 1st April 1989\nfor the purposes of regulation 7 to the extent that it relates to any other case 3rd April 1989\nfor the purposes of regulation 3 10th April 1989\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20(8), 22(8) and (9) 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 authorities concerned, by this instrument which is 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": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 50; section 84(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c. 14; section 166(3A) was inserted by section 62(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) was applied by section 83(1) of that Act."
    }
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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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