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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-pensions-compensation-provisions-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/665",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Pensions Compensation Provisions) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-pensions-compensation-provisions-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 6th March 1997\nLaid before Parliament 13th March 1997\nComing into force 6th April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 56(3), 81(1)(c), (2) and (7), 82(1), 83(2) and (3)(a), 84(1)(b) to (3), 86, 124(1), 125(2) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted such persons as he considers appropriate, by this instrument, 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(1) of the Pensions Act 1995."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Instrument applied in part (1.10.2000) by The Stakeholder Pension Schemes Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1403), regs. 1(2), 32, Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/665/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."
}