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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-modification-of-schemes-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2517",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Modification of Schemes) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-modification-of-schemes-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 2nd October 1996\nLaid before Parliament 9th October 1996\nComing into force 6th April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 10(3), 67(4), (5) and (6), 68(6), 124(1), 125(4) 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 that Act by virtue of which they are made, hereby makes the following regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 26. Section 124(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 120(2)(c) of the Pensions Act 1995. This provides that the requirement to consult does not apply where regulations are made before the end of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of Part I of the Pensions Act 1995 by virtue of which they are made."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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