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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-equal-access-to-membership-amendment-regulations-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1215",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Equal Access to Membership) Amendment Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-equal-access-to-membership-amendment-regulations-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 3rd May 1995\nLaid before Parliament 10th May 1995\nComing into force 31st May 1995\nThe Secretary of State being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to equal pay for men and women and to equal treatment for men and women in matters of employment, self employment and vocational training, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the said section 2(2) and sections 118(4), 153(3), 181(1) and 182(2) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 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",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. The Secretary of State is a designated Minister by virtue of the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2661)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1993 c. 48. Section 181(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to “prescribe” and “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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