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  "legislation": "ukpga/1972/48",
  "legislation_title": "Parliamentary and Other Pensions Act 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-and-other-pensions-act-1972",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make further provision with respect to the contributory pensions scheme for Members of the House of Commons, and to establish a similar scheme for the holders of certain Ministerial and other offices; to make further provision with respect to pensions and related benefits payable to or in respect of persons who have been Prime Minister, Speaker of the House of Commons or Lord Chancellor; to extend the application to Northern Ireland of certain enactments relating to pensions; and for purposes connected with those matters.\n[27th July 1972]",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act modified by S.I. 1978/891"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Power to modify Act conferred by Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50,SIF 113:1), s. 17(2)(3)(d)Power to modify conferred (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, ss. 188-190, Sch. 6 Pt. II para. 17(3)(d); S.I. 1994/86, art. 2."
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      "type": "I",
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      "text": "Act wholly in force at Royal Assent"
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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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