{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-miscellaneous-amendments-and-electronic-communications-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/26",
  "legislation_title": "The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Electronic Communications) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-miscellaneous-amendments-and-electronic-communications-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "social Security\nMade 9th January 2007\nLaid before Parliament 15th January 2007\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and sections 140B, 140C(1), (1A) and (4), 140F(2) and 189(1), (4), (5) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.\nIn accordance with section 8(3) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 he considers that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose that will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases.\nIn accordance with section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 he has sought the consent of the Treasury.\nIn accordance with section 176(1) of that Act he has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c.7."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c.5. Sections 140B, 140C and 140F were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the Housing Act 1996 (c.52). Section 140B was amended by section 10 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c.47) and paragraph 36 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c.26). Section 189(1) and (4) to (6) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14); section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21); section 189(7) was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) and paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 189(8) was amended by paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 176(1) was amended by paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 14 to the Housing Act 1996."
    }
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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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