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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/363",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 22nd February 2003\nLaid before Parliament 26th February 2003\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(d), 130(2) and (4) and 175(1) and (3) to (6) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 122(3) and (5) of the Housing Act 1996 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned and after reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 130(2) was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and by paragraph 174(4) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), section 175(1) and (4) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), section 175(5) was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) and section 175(6) was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1996 c. 52."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992."
    }
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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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