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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-regulations-1986/regulation-N7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1986/24",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Superannuation Regulations 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-regulations-1986",
  "path": "regulation/N7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "N7",
  "heading": "Notification of decisions",
  "text": "(1) As soon as is reasonably practicable after deciding any question, the body concerned shall send a written notification of their decision to every person whose rights or liabilities the question concerns.\n(2) The written notification shall include—\n(a) in the case of a decision that the person is not entitled to a benefit, the grounds for the decision, and\n(b) in the case of a decision as to the amount of a benefit, a statement showing how the amount is calculated, and\n(c) in any case, a conspicuous statement directing the person's attention—\n(i) to the address from which he may obtain further information about the decision, including' details of any calculation of service or benefits, and\n(ii) to his right under regulation N8 to serve notice of appeal on the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. N7 in force at 1.3.1986, see reg. A1"
    }
  ],
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      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1989/371",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations 1989"
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations 1989"
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations 1989"
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1987"
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1987"
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      "affecting": "uksi/1988/466",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government (Superannuation and Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1988"
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    {
      "type": "applied",
      "affecting": "uksi/1989/1462",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Water) Regulations 1989"
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      "type": "excluded",
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Water) Regulations 1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/1709",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Amendment)Regulations 1990"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/503",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Funds etc.) Regulations 1990"
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    {
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Funds etc.) Regulations 1990"
    },
    {
      "type": "excluded",
      "affecting": "uksi/1991/1203",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Reserve Forces) Regulations 1991"
    },
    {
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Reserve Forces) Regulations 1991"
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      "type": "modified",
      "affecting": "uksi/1989/1161",
      "affecting_title": "The Water Reorganisation (Pensions etc.) Regulations 1989"
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      "affecting_title": "The Water Reorganisation (Pensions etc.) Regulations 1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1987/1579",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Reorganisation (Pensions etc.) (Greater Manchester and Merseyside) Order 1987"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/2480",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Investments) Regulations 1990"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/1285",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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