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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-charges-for-accommodation-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-charges-for-accommodation-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/234",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assistance (Charges for Accommodation) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-charges-for-accommodation-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES\nMade 16th February 1988\nLaid before Parliament 24th February 1988\nComing into force 11th April 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 22(3) and (4), 35(1) and 64(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948 and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1948 c. 29; section 22(3) was amended by paragraph 3(a) of Schedule 7 to the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (c. 71);see definitions of“the Minister” in section 35(1) and“prescribed” in section 64(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699), article 2."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/234/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."
}