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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/661",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES\nHOUSING, SCOTLAND\nMade 30th March 1988\nComing into force 1st April 1988\nWhereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 83(3) of the Social Security Act 1986 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament—\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Services in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 22(8) and (9), 29, 51(1)(h), (t) and (u) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the 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": [
    {
      "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) is 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 Social Security Act 1986, sdection 61(7)."
    }
  ],
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  "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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