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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-maternity-and-funeral-expenses-general-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/36",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Amendment Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-maternity-and-funeral-expenses-general-amendment-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 14th January 1988\nLaid before Parliament 18th January 1988\nComing into force 11th April 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 32(2)(a) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 by this instrument which is made before the end of a period of 12 months from the commencement of the enactments under which it is made, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 50; section 32(2)(a) was amended by section 1 of the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) Act 1987 (c. 7) and section 84(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited only for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/36/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."
}