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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-scotland-amendment-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/414",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-scotland-amendment-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 18th February 1996\nLaid before Parliament 8th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 7 and 12 of the Superannuation Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appeared to him to be concerned and such representatives of other persons likely to be affected by the Regulations as appeared to him to be appropriate in accordance with section 7(5) of that Act, and not having considered consultation with any individual local authority desirable, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 11; section 7(3) was extended by the Pensions (Increase) Act 1974 (c. 9), section 2(2); section 12 was amended by the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7), section 10."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/414/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."
}