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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-deficiency-on-winding-up-etc-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3128",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Deficiency on Winding Up etc.) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-deficiency-on-winding-up-etc-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 11th December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 18th December 1996\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (6)\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 68(2)(e), 75(5), (9) and (10), 89(2), 118(1)(a) and (b), 119, 124(1), 125(2), (3) and (4)(a) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, after consultation with such persons as he considered appropriate, hereby makes the following regulations: —",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1995 c.26. Section 124(1) is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed\" and “regulations\"."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "See section 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Instrument excluded (6.4.2005) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/678), reg. 3 (with reg. 1(3))"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3128/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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