{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-payment-of-claims-amendment-regulations-2017/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-payment-of-claims-amendment-regulations-2017/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/442",
  "legislation_title": "The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-payment-of-claims-amendment-regulations-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 16th March 2017\nComing into force 1st April 2017\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) and 7(1) and (2) of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979.\nIn accordance with section 7(3) of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 41. Section 1 was amended by section 24 of the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 7(3) was amended by section 58 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/442/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."
}