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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-maternity-and-funeral-expenses-general-amendment-regulations-2003/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/471",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Amendment Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-maternity-and-funeral-expenses-general-amendment-regulations-2003",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThese Regulations amend the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/481 as amended) in so far as those Regulations relate to claims for payment of funeral expenses.\nIn particular, regulation 2 amends regulation 7A(2)(g) so as to increase the amount of the cap on the residuary category of funeral expenses which may be met out of the social fund from £600 to £700 in respect of deaths which occur on or after 7th April 2003.\nThese Regulations do not impose a charge on business.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/471/note",
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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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