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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-of-child-benefit-commencement-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/3247",
  "legislation_title": "The Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-of-child-benefit-commencement-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 18th December 2008\nThe Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 141(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 7."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of child benefit under Part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, which are relevant to the making of this Order, were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(1) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). The functions of the Northern Ireland Department in respect of child benefit under Part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, which are relevant to the making of this Order, were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(2) of the Tax Credits Act 2002."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3247/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."
}