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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-contracting-out-amendment-regulations-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-contracting-out-amendment-regulations-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1104",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Amendment Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-contracting-out-amendment-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 and sections 31(5) and 52 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to, the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after considering the report of the Occupational Pensions Board on the proposals submitted to them, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "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": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 61(2) and (3) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975; section 61(2) is amended in ways not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1104/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."
}