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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-reference-scheme-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/819",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Reference Scheme and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-reference-scheme-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 13th March 1997\nLaid before Parliament 14th March 1997\nComing into force 6th April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 7(2A), 12(3), 12B(6), 50(1B), 53(3), 113, 181(1) and 182(3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and sections 27(3), 40(2), 47(6), 124(1), 125(3), 174(2), (3) and (4) and 180(4) of the Pensions Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement with the Occupational Pensions Board that the proposals within regulations 2, 3 and 4 of these Regulations need not be referred to it, and after consulting such persons as he considered appropriate as regards the proposals within regulations 5 and 6, by this instrument, hereby makes the following Regulations—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 48. Section 7(2A) is inserted by the Pensions Act 1995, section 136(1); section 12B is inserted by the Pensions Act 1995, section 136(5); section 50(1B) is inserted by the Pensions Act 1995, Schedule 5, paragraph 45(b); section 53(3) is substituted by the Pensions Act 1995, Schedule 5, paragraph 48(c). Section 181(1) is cited because of the meaning given to “modification”, “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1995 c. 26. Section 124(1) is cited because of the meaning given to “prescribed” 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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