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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pension-protection-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1688",
  "legislation_title": "The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pension-protection-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Pensions\nMade 28th June 2012\nLaid before Parliament 2nd July 2012\nComing into force 23rd July 2012\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 143(3), (4) and (5), 143A(5), 151(4), 156(1), 185(4)(a), 203(1), 207(1), (2) and (5)(a), 213(1) and (2)(b), 307(1)(b) and (2)(b), 315(2), (4) and (5), and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004 .\nBy virtue of section 317(2) of the Pensions Act 2004, the Secretary of State is not required to consult any person before making these Regulations as this instrument contains only regulations which are consequential upon amendments made to that Act by paragraphs 1 to 16 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 2011 , and is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of those amendments.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "2004 c. 35. Section 318(1) is quoted for the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "2011 c. 19."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1688/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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