{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensioners-lump-sum-payments-order-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1305",
  "legislation_title": "The Pensioners' Lump Sum Payments Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensioners-lump-sum-payments-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 23rd July 1987\nComing into force 7th December 1987\nWhereas a draft of the Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with the provisions of section 4(1)(a) of the Pensioners' Payments and Social Security Act 1979 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 4(1) and (2) of the Pensioners' Payments and Social Security Act 1979 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 48."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1305/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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