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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-charges-for-accomodation-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/437",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assistance (Charges for Accomodation) Amendment Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-charges-for-accomodation-amendment-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES\nMade 4th March 1991\nLaid before Parliament 8th March 1991\nComing into force 8th March 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(3) and (4) 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), by paragraph 32(1) of Schedule 10 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50); see definitions of “the Minister” in section 35(1) and “prescribed” in section 64(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Seethe Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699), article 2, which transferred all functions of the Minister of Health to the Secretary of State. See also the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1843)."
    }
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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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