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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2984",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 14th November 2004\nLaid before Parliament 18th November 2004\nComing into force 9th December 2004\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(d), 130(4), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) 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 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 should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 137(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), schedule 3, paragraph 29."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1996 c. 52."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 176(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See section 173(1)(b) 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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