{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-reference-scheme-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/162",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Reference Scheme and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-reference-scheme-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 14th March 1997\nComing into operation 6th April 1997\nThe Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 3(2A), 8(3), 8B(6), 46(1B), 49(3), 109(1) and (3) and 177(4) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 and Articles 1(5)(a), 27(3), 40(2), 47(6), 122(3) and 166 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 49; section 3(2A) was inserted by Article 133(1) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)); section 8B was inserted by Article 133(5) of that Order; section 46(1B) was inserted by paragraph 37(b) of Schedule 3 to that Order and section 49(3) was substituted by paragraph 40(c) of Schedule 3 to that Order"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/162/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."
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