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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-amendment-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1135",
  "legislation_title": "The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-amendment-regulations-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 23rd April 2012\nLaid before Parliament 25th April 2012\nComing into force 16th May 2012\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 19(8)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995.\nIn accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995. c.18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”. Sections 35(1) and 36 have been amended but not in ways material to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992. c..5."
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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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