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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-indexationregulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1679",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Indexation)Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-indexationregulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 26th June 1996\nLaid before Parliament 3rd July 1996\nComing into force 6th April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 51(5), 124(1) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of Part I of the Act by virtue of which they are made, 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 because of the meaning ascribed to “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "See section 120(2)(c) of the Pensions Act 1995 which provides that the requirement to consult does not apply where regulations are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of Part I of the Act by virtue of which they are made."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1679/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."
}