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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-auditors-regulations-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1102",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Auditors) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-auditors-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 25th June 1987\nLaid before Parliament 6th July 1987\nComing into force 27th July 1987\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 168(1) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975 , section 56P of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and sections 54(1) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which is made before the end of a period of 12 months from the commencement of the enactments under which it is made, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1975 c. 14. See definitions of “prescribe” and “regulations” in Schedule 20. Section 168(1) applies, by virtue of section 66(2) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c. 60), to the exercise of certain powers conferred by that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1975 c. 60; section 56P was added by section 11 of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1986 c. 50. See definition of “regulations” in section 84(1)."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1102/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."
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