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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-trustees-knowledge-and-understanding-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/686",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Trustees' Knowledge and Understanding) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-trustees-knowledge-and-understanding-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 9th March 2006\nLaid before Parliament 16th March 2006\nComing into force 6th April 2006\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 249(2)(a) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004 .\nThis instrument is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of section 249(2)(a) of that Act, by virtue of which it is made .",
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      "text": "2004 c. 35. Section 318(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed” and “regulations”."
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      "label": "M2",
      "text": "See section 317(2)(c) of the Pensions Act 2004 which provides that the obligation under section 317(1) of that Act for the Secretary of State to consult such persons as he considers appropriate before making regulations by virtue of the provisions of that Act (other than Part 8) does not apply where regulations are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of that Act by virtue of which they are made."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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