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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-and-personal-pension-schemes-automatic-enrolment-amendment-no-2-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1477",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Pensions\nMade 8th June 2012\nLaid before Parliament 11th June 2012\nComing into force 2nd July 2012\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 292A(a), 315(2) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004.\nIn accordance with section 317(1) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 35. Section 292A was inserted by the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19), section 18. Section 318(1) is cited for the meaning given to “regulations”."
    }
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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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