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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/personal-injuries-civilians-amendment-scheme-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/592",
  "legislation_title": "The Personal Injuries (Civilians) (Amendment) Scheme 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/personal-injuries-civilians-amendment-scheme-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Pensions\nMade 3rd March 2008\nLaid before Parliament 7th March 2008\nComing into force 7th April 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Defence, with the approval of the Treasury, makes the following scheme in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 2 of the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939 and now vested in him.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1939 c.82."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The functions of the Minister of Pensions were transferred to the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Pensions) Order 1953, S.I.1953/1198, article 2. The functions of the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance were transferred to the Minister of Social Security by virtue of the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c.20) section 2. The functions of the Minister of Social Security were transferred to the Secretary of State for Social Services by virtue of the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968, S.I.1968/1699, article 2. The functions of the Secretary of State for Social Services were transferred to the Secretary of State for Social Security by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988, S.I. 1988/1843, article 3. The functions of the Secretary of State for Social Security were transferred to the Secretary of State for Defence by the Transfer of Functions (War Pensions etc.) Order 2001, S.I. 2001/3506, article 2."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/592/introduction",
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  "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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