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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemeswinding-up-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3126",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes(Winding Up) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemeswinding-up-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 11th December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 18th December 1996\nComing into force 6th April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 97(1) and (2), 113(1)(d), 168, 181(1) and 182(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and sections 38(3)(b), 49(2)(b), (3) and (4), 68(2)(e), 73(3) and (7) to (9), 74(2), (3)(a) to (d) and (5)(b), 118(1)(a) and (b), 119, 124(1), 125(2) and (3) and 174(2) to (4) of the Pensions Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Occupational Pensions Board having agreed that the proposals to make these regulations, to the extent that they are made under the Pensions Schemes Act 1993, need not be referred to them and the Secretary of State having consulted with such persons as he considered appropriate, by this instrument hereby makes the following regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1993 c. 48. Section 168 was substituted by section 155 of the Pensions Act 1995. Section 181(1) is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed\" and “regulations\"."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1995 c. 26. Section 124(1) is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed\" and “regulations\"."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "Seesection 185(6) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "Seesection 120(1) of the Pensions Act 1995."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3126/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."
}