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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pneumoconiosis-byssinosis-and-miscellaneous-diseases-benefit-amendment-scheme-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/400",
  "legislation_title": "The Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit (Amendment) Scheme 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pneumoconiosis-byssinosis-and-miscellaneous-diseases-benefit-amendment-scheme-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 10th March 1987\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1987\nComing into force 1st April 1987\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 5 of the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf by this instrument, which is made for the purpose only of making provision consequential on the making of an order or regulations under the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1986, makes the following Scheme:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 16."
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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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