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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-local-housing-allowance-miscellaneous-and-consequential-amendment-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/2870",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit (Local Housing Allowance, Miscellaneous and Consequential) Amendment Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-local-housing-allowance-miscellaneous-and-consequential-amendment-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social security\nMade 2nd October 2007\nLaid before Parliament 8th October 2007\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 130A(2) and (3), 137(1) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and paragraph 4(4A) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000.\nThis instrument contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, section 30 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of that section.\nIn accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c.4. Sections 130A was inserted by section 30 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2000 c. 19. Paragraph 4(4A) of Schedule 7 was inserted by section 30 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "2007 c.5."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2870/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."
}