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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pension-protection-fund-closed-schemes-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/865",
  "legislation_title": "The Pension Protection Fund (Closed Schemes) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pension-protection-fund-closed-schemes-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Pensions\nMade 14th March 2007\nLaid before Parliament 16th March 2007\nComing into force 6th April 2007\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 153(4) and (7), 156(1), (2) and (6), 157(1) and (7), 315(2), (4) and (5) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004 .\nThese 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 .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "2004 c.35. Section 318(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "See section 317 of the Pensions Act 2004 (“the Act”), which provides that the Secretary of State must consult such persons as he considers appropriate before making regulations by virtue of the provisions of that Act (other than Part 8). This duty does not apply where regulations are made before the end of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of that Act by virtue of which the regulations are made."
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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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