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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-minimum-funding-requirement-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/380",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Minimum Funding Requirement and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-minimum-funding-requirement-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 22nd February 2002\nLaid before Parliament 26th February 2002\nComing into force 19th March 2002\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 56(3), 57(1)(b), (2) and (5), 58(2), (4)(b) and (6)(a), 59(3), 61, 73(3), 75(5), 120(1), 124(1), 125(2), 174(2) and (3) and 175(1) of the Pensions Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted with such persons as he considered appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 26. Sections 58(6)(a) and 59(3) were amended by paragraph 14(1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 73(3) is modified by regulation 3 of S.I. 1996/3126. Section 124(1) is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 for the requirement to consult."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/380/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."
}