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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-support-general-and-jobseekers-allowance-amendment-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1411",
  "legislation_title": "The Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-support-general-and-jobseekers-allowance-amendment-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 24th May 2002\nLaid before Parliament 27th May 2002\nComing into force 17th June 2002\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), 136(3), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 12(1), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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