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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-contracting-out-transitional-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/7",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-contracting-out-transitional-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 14th January 1997\nComing into operation 6th April 1997\nThe Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 3(1) and 7(5) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 and Articles 1(5)(a) and 166(4) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 49; section 3(1) was amended by paragraph 15(a) of, and section 7(5) was amended by paragraph 14 of, Schedule 3 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/7/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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